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

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

What better place to take a seat?

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

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

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

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

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

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

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

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

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?