This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

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

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

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

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

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

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

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

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

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

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