These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

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

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

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

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

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

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.