Columbia, South Carolina
Busted Plug Plaza
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
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Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Cayce, South Carolina
A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.
Salley, South Carolina
Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.
Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.
Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Asheville, North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Live Oak, Florida
This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.
White Springs, Florida
The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Port Richey, Florida
An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
Stroumpi, Cyprus
The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.
Columbus, Georgia
Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.
Thomson, Georgia
Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.
Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
Tallahassee, Florida
An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.
Gainesville, Florida
Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.