Places Vyviane Wants to Go

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

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

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Test your mettle against the hottest hot chicken in Nashville.

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

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

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

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

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

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