Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

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

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

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

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

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

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

What better place to take a seat?

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

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

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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

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

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

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

New York's oldest magic store.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."