A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

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

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

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

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.