A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

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

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

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

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

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

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

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

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.