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

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.