Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

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.

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

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

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

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.