Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

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

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.