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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Anniston, Alabama

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The Gigantic Chair of Anniston

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Berman Museum of World History

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

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Anniston Museum

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.
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German-Italian Memorial Cemetery

This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.
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Cheaha Mountain

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
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