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

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.