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This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

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

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

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

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

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

This massive cave is a sight to behold.

This 19th-century hotel and spa hosted famous guests like like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould.

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

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

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

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

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

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

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.