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

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

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

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

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

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

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.