Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

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

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.

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

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

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

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

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.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

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

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

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

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

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

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.