Places AlexaCashew Wants to Go

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

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

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

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

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

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

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

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

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

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

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.