Places shanemwoods Wants to Go

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

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

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

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

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

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

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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 chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.