A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

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

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.