A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

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

Now abandoned, the first reinforced concrete bridge in Alabama still stands over the Pea River.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

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

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American 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.

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

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

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

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

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.