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

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

A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

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

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

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

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

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

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

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

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

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

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

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