A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

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

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

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

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.