This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Constructed from bricks salvaged from a former dormitory destroyed in a fire.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

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

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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

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

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.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.