Birmingham, Alabama
Quinlan Castle
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
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Birmingham, Alabama
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
Wetumpka, Alabama
This botanical garden has been nicknamed "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."
Tuskegee, Alabama
This historic chapel was rebuilt after lighting caused the original structure to catch fire.
Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Montgomery, Alabama
A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.
Dothan, Alabama
This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.
Huntsville, Alabama
This 19th-century hotel and spa hosted famous guests like like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould.
Gulf Shores, Alabama
This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.
Anniston, Alabama
This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.
Fackler, Alabama
Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.
Birmingham, Alabama
The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.
Fort Payne, Alabama
This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.
Birmingham, Alabama
In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.
Monroeville, Alabama
An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Auburn, Alabama
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.
McCalla, Alabama
The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.
Clayton, Alabama
In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
Leeds, Alabama
This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.
Mobile, Alabama
Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
Montgomery, Alabama
The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
Summerdale, Alabama
Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.
Birmingham, Alabama
This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.