Places ChrissyP Wants to Go

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

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

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

This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.

This 19th-century hotel and spa hosted famous guests like like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

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

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

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

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

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

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

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

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

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

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.