Places remcrae Wants to Go

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

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

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

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 of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

Zipline through the deepest canyon in the eastern United States.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.