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

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

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

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

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.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.