Places sugarbomb Wants to Go

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

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

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

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

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

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

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

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.