Places Random Guy Wants to Go

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.

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

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

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

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

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

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

What better place to take a seat?

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

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

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

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

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

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

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

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