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

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

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

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

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

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

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

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

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

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

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

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.

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

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

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

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

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

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

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

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

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

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

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

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.