Places Crushbrook Wants to Go

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

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

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.