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

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

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

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

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

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

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

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

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

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

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

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

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

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

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

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

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

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.