A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

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

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

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

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.