Nominated by locals

Stumphouse Tunnel

A hidden gem in South Carolina

A quarter-mile railroad tunnel hand-dug into the mountain before the Civil War and then abandoned, now cool and dripping at a constant 50 degrees, in a park near Walhalla with Issaqueena Falls nearby.

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