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

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

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

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

Haunted boulder in a front yard with a witch painted on it.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.