The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

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

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

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

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

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

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

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

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

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

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

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