This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

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

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

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

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

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

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

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

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.