The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

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

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

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

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