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A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

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

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

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

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

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

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

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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

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

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

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

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.