Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

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

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

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

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

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

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.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.