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

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This historic home of the shag is keeping a Southern dance tradition going strong.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Take in some Air Force history—and ogle some beautiful planes—at this little-known park near Myrtle Beach’s seashore.

The story of the country’s most famous sports magazine began at a historic Myrtle Beach golf club.

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.