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

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

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

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

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

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

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

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

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

Asheville, North Carolina, was the the second place in the world to enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

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

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.