"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 quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

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

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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

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.

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”