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.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.

A unique collection of military history dating back to the American Revolution.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

This small plaza encourages people diagnosed with cancer to never give up hope.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.