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.

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

At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.

Six separate cemeteries became one, on the grounds of a former schoolhouse.

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.

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.

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

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

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

Now abandoned, the first reinforced concrete bridge in Alabama still stands over the Pea River.

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

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

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

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

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

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

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

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