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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

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

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

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

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."