The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

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

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

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

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

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

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

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

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

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

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

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

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.