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

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

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

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

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

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.