Knoxville, Maryland
The Sign Above the Tunnel
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
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Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Blackville, South Carolina
This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.
Salley, South Carolina
Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.
Charleston, South Carolina
This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.
Charleston, South Carolina
Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.
Charleston, South Carolina
Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.
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
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.
Sutton, West Virginia
A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.
Danese, West Virginia
This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Surry, Virginia
Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.