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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.

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

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.

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.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

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

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

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.