Now abandoned, the first reinforced concrete bridge in Alabama still stands over the Pea River.

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

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

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

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.