Places amtneer Wants to Go

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

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

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

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.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

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

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

What better place to take a seat?

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.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

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

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.