The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

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

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

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

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

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

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

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

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

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.

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.

What better place to take a seat?