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

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

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

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

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

This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

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

Get some farm-to-table history at this living history museum, where you’ll learn what farm life was like a hundred years ago.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

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

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

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

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

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

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.