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.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

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

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.