The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

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.

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

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

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

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

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

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

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

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

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

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

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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