Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

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

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

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

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

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

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

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

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

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

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

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

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

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

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