Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

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

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.