I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

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

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.