Places mdesilva Wants to Go

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

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

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

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

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

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

According to a local legend, this peculiar mountaintop rock formation is actually a demon that was turned into stone.

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

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

A tiny twin to Seattle's Fremont troll hides from the Florida sun under the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge.