Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

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

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

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

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

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

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.

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

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

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

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

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.