Places josephwbeck Wants to Go

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

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

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

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

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

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