52 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Alabama - Atlas Obscura

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Scottsboro, Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center

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

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Millbrook, Alabama

Spectre Set Ruins

The remains of a fairytale small town built for the film "Big Fish" still stand around a run down main street.

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Fackler, Alabama

Neversink Pit

A natural wonder that drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

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Natural Bridge, Alabama

Alabama's Natural Bridge

148-foot-long natural rock bridge!

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The Museum Of Wonder

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

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The Drive-Thru Museum

A wealth of local folk art, unusual collections, antiques and curios, without ever leaving your car.

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Phil Campbell, Alabama

Dismals Canyon

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

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Montgomery, Alabama

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

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Slugburger

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Slugburger

No slugs were harmed in the making of this five-cent sandwich.

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White BBQ Sauce

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White BBQ Sauce

In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.

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Chitlins

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Meats & Animal Products

Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for African-American performers during the Jim Crow era.

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Boiled Green Peanuts

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Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

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