Places G Pike 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.

What better place to take a seat?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

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

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

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

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.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.