One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

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

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.