A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.

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

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

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

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

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

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.