This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

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

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

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

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

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

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

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

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

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