In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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

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.

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

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

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

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

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

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

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

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

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

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

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

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

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

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.

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

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

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