This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

The Okefenokee Swamp houses this "incredibobble" tribute to the creator of America’s favorite cartoon possum.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

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

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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