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

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

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 replica of where the Last Supper was held.

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

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

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 world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

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

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

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

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.