Places frawalpon Wants to Go

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

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.

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

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

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

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

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.

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

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

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

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.