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

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

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

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

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

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

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

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.