Places RoelV1978 Wants to Go

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

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

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

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

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

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

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

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

What better place to take a seat?

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

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

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

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

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

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