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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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

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.

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

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A towering cemetery monument honors a man who threatened to expose the Freemasons and paid with his life.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.