Places FerdXcursions Wants to Go

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.