A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

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.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

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

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

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

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

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.

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

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

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

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

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

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.