Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

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

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

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.

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

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.