If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

The lesser-known cousin of the Great Pacific trash island.

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

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