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86 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alabama
Updated May 28, 2024
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4 Monuments to Alabama’s Beloved Animals
Maybe you love your cat a lot—maybe even enough to commission a little painting of your furry companion. But the people of Alabama can do you one better. Here, you’ll find a whole cemetery devoted to hounds, a heartfelt memorial to a fish, even a statue of a pest that drove farmers batty before it also spurred them toward ingenuity. Alabama knows how to fete Fido, as well as his scuttling, swimming, and spacefaring compatriots.
![The boll weevil monument is a grand celebration of a tiny critter.](https://img.atlasobscura.com/THUEYLWvggBoGI165JL1J0CcW2U3VzYIK65Q1jGqKS8/rs:fill:380:380:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2l0aW5l/cmFyeV9wcmVzZW50/YXRpb25faW1hZ2Vz/Lzg5YWM2ZjQ3LWE1/YzEtNGZjYi1hYzE4/LWYzYTRiMzJlOGMz/NmViNGViZTViZTE1/MGI3MjQ5YV9Cb2xs/X1dlZXZpbF9Nb251/bWVudF9pbl9kb3du/dG93bl9FbnRlcnBy/aXNlLF9BbGFiYW1h/X0xDQ04yMDEwNjM4/NTY5LmpwZw.jpg)
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