Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

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

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

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

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

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

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

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

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

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

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.

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

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

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

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.

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

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

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

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