Places lettucebfriends Wants to Go

The quiet resting place of a rock and roll legend.

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

A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

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.

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

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.

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

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

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

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

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

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

What better place to take a seat?

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

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.

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.

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