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.

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

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.