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

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.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

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

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

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

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

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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

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

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

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

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

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

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