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

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

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

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

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

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

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

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

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

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

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.