Places willdamron1995 Wants to Go

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

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

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

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

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

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

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

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

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.