Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

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.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

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

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

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

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

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

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

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

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

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

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

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

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

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

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.