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Beaufort, South Carolina
Haint Blue Porch Ceilings
The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.
32.4333, -80.6732
Seabrook, South Carolina
Oyotunji African Village
North America's oldest authentic African Village.
32.6099, -80.8029
Yemassee, South Carolina
Old Sheldon Church Ruins
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
32.6185, -80.7804
Bowman, South Carolina
UFO Welcome Center
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
33.3518, -80.6846
Johns Island, South Carolina
The Angel Oak
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
32.7214, -80.0824
Charleston, South Carolina
Rainbow Row
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
32.7754, -79.9273
Georgetown, South Carolina
Gullah Museum
A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.
33.3691, -79.2855
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
33.5194, -79.0972
Calais, Maine
Saint Croix Island National Historic Site
A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.
45.1242, -67.1475
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
Ministers Island
A rare opportunity to drive across the ocean floor.
45.0984, -67.0563
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
Loyalist St. Andrews
A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.
45.0738, -67.0524
Saint John, New Brunswick
Reversing Falls
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
45.2602, -66.0901
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
Hopewell Rocks
Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.
45.8262, -64.5737
Mount Desert, Maine
Bubble Rock
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
44.3386, -68.2733
Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
46.8119, -71.2063
Québec City, Québec
Old Québec Funicular
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
46.8125, -71.2039
Gaspé, Québec
Fort Péninsule
When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.
48.8541, -64.3969
Percé, Québec
Northern Gannet Colonies
More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.
48.4943, -64.1608
Petite-Rivière-de-l'Ile, New Brunswick
The Candy Church
Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.
47.8711, -64.6368
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Spear Battery
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
47.5199, -52.6236
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Signal Hill
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
47.5701, -52.6820
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
Root Cellars of Elliston
This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”
48.6314, -53.0350
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
L'Anse Aux Meadows
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
51.5953, -55.5312
Division No. 9, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Tablelands
This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.
49.4360, -57.9876
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