The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

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

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

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

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

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

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

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

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

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.

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

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

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

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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