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The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

Six separate cemeteries became one, on the grounds of a former schoolhouse.

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

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

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.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

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

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

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

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

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

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.