Amidst blindingly green foliage and stunning rock formations is Alabama's Natural Bridge, a sprawling sandstone and iron ore bridge formed over 200 million years ago. Set in Natural Bridge... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves | Edited by heavychevy13, atimian and others

The Coon Dog Cemetery in Cherokee, Alabama, approximately 25 miles northeast of Red Bay began in 1937 by Key Underwood when he sadly buried his faithful coon dog, Troop. They had hunted together... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by spinkk and atimian

Reminiscent of the Colossus of Rhodes (but at only half its supposed height), this 56-foot statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, towers over Birmingham, Alabama. It is the world's largest... »

Strange Statues | Edited by Dylan and Henry

The death of Hank Williams, country music's first huge superstar, is still a bit of a mystery. The exact cause of death will never be known and what played out over Williams' final 48 hours is... »

Museums and Collections, Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Driven by his love for God, Joe Minter started building his own African American village in Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago. The little village in the southwest part of the city is made from bits... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Inspired Inventions, Intriguing Environs | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

A National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama, the Sloss Furnaces were operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace site from 1882 all the way until 1971. After the Sloss Furnaces facility... »

Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech, Intriguing Environs | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

In late November 1954, a meteorite landed in Sylacauga, Alabama. It's probably the most exciting thing that has ever happened in this town; it was such big news, in fact, that the people of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Still under development outside of Birmingham, Alabama, Red Mountain Park, when completed, will consist of more than 1,100 acres stretching nearly five miles between the cities of Bessemer and... »

Natural Wonders | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Standing proud across the street from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a hub for hundreds of people who continue to work for civil rights around the country and the world, the Civil Rights... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Before each Auburn football game, an eagle is set free to circle the stadium and land in the center of the field while the crowd screams “War Eagle!” The most popular story of how the university... »

Fascinating Fauna | Edited by allison and Nicholas Jackson