An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

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

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

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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.

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

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

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

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.