This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

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 maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

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

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

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

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

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.