FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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 strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

What better place to take a seat?

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

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

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

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

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.