Places embeekrais Wants to Go

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.

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

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

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

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.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

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

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

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

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.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.