Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

This botanical garden has been nicknamed "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."

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

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

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

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

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

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

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

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

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

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

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

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

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.