Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

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

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

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

This massive vault of comedic history is no joke.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

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