This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

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.

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

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

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

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