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A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

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

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

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

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

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.

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

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

What better place to take a seat?

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

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.

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

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

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

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

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