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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Alabama

95 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alabama

Updated October 30, 2025
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  1. Anniston
  2. Birmingham
  3. Dothan
  4. Elberta
  5. Enterprise
  6. Eufaula
  7. Fackler
  8. Florence
  9. Huntsville
  10. Mobile
  11. Montevallo
  12. Montgomery
  13. Seale
  14. Tuscaloosa
  15. Tuscumbia
  16. Tuskegee
  17. Wetumpka

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4 Monuments to Alabama’s Beloved Animals

Maybe you love your cat a lot—maybe even enough to commission a little painting of your furry companion. But the people of Alabama can do you one better. Here, you’ll find a whole cemetery devoted to hounds, a heartfelt memorial to a fish, even a statue of a pest that drove farmers batty before it also spurred them toward ingenuity. Alabama knows how to fete Fido, as well as his scuttling, swimming, and spacefaring compatriots.

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Museums 11
History 9
Architecture 9
Animals 8
Cemeteries 8
Statues 8
Architectural Oddities 6
Monuments 6

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Angel biscuits get their signature lift from three kinds of leavening.

These Biscuits Reach All the Way Up to Heaven

The angel biscuits at this Alabama restaurant are a chef’s way of paying tribute to his grandmothers.
Sponsored By Sweet Home Alabama
In this 1959 photo, W.M. Meador, Jr. (Jimbo Meador’s brother) proves that skiffs full of flounder are not a jubilee myth.

Mobile Bay Jubilee: When the Shore Floods Suddenly ... With Fish?

Mobile Bay is one of two places in the world where tidal patterns drive all aquatic life to shore.
by The Podcast Team

Podcast: Old Cahawba

We unravel the surprising tale of this onetime capital city in Alabama.
by The Podcast Team
Matthew Niemiller spotted the first Shelta Cave crayfish in more than 30 years when snorkeling in May 2019.

To Rediscover a Rare Cave Crayfish in Alabama, Grab a Snorkel

Thought for decades to be extinct, the tiny animal has stayed hidden in a former subterranean speakeasy.
by Sarah Durn
Poncho and his family mug for the camera.

Meet Poncho, the Steer Whose Nearly 11-Foot Horns Just Set a World Record

It's a major turnaround from the longhorn's close call with extinction a century ago.
by Abbey Perreault
A man with his catch during a Point Clear jubilee in 2012.

The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay's Midnight Jubilees

On this stretch of coast, fish unpredictably flock ashore, providing a windfall of seafood.
by Anna Marlis Burgard

Lists Featuring Alabama

Blue Sky Mausoleum.
Darwin Martin House Complex.
Skylights on the exterior porch made of red cypress.
A restored Wright house on the Burnham Block.

A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs

A UFO-inspired church, a futurist gas station, and more deep cuts.

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Including Blue Sky Mausoleum, The Darwin D. Martin House, and Kentuck Knob

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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