A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

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

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

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

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

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 former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

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

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.