Places nesteves Wants to Go

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

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

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

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

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

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

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.