Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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

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.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

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

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.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

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