The first of several sculptures to be created to commemorate the Shoals music heritage. The 18 foot structure, sculpted by local artisan Audwin McGee, can be seen at Love Plaza located in the center of downtown Sheffield.
Face In The Window The Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton Alabama is the site of a face peering from a window. As the story goes, the face is that of Henry Wells, a freed slave accused of burning the courthouse on November 16, 1876. Being chased by a mob, it …
Orr Park Montevallo AL 205-665-9205 With two playgrounds, six baseball/softball fields, a walking trail, a football field and a practice field, Orr Park offers residents and visitors an opportunity to “get back to nature”, to play organized sports, to use a variety of park equipment, to have family picnics, and …
Alabama Attractions World’s Largest Office Chair 635 Noble St. Anniston AL Thirty-three feet tall and made of ten tons of steel, the world’s largest office chair. “World’s Largest Chair, Anniston, Alabama” by Qqqqqq at en.wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World%27s_Largest_Chair,_Anniston,_Alabama.jpg#mediaviewer/File:World%27s_Largest_Chair,_Anniston,_Alabama.jpg
Vulcan the Iron Man Vulcan Park & Museum 1701 Valley View Drive Birmingham AL 35209 At a height of almost 600 feet, atop Red Mountain, the statue of Vulcan watches over the city of Birmingham. Vulcan is 56 feet tall and is the largest iron statue in the world and …
Statue of Liberty Replica “Liberty Enlightening the World” replica (36 ft tall) in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Cast in bronze in 1956 at the Société Antoine Durenne foundry in Somerville Haut Marne, France for placement atop the Liberty National Life Insurance Company Building in downtown Birminghamin 1958. It was relocated and …
Alabama Attractions Fort Payne Alabama Lirpa Anad Nitsud Robot made from scrap. Located on County Road 89. Take County Road 89 to caution light at Fisher Crossroads. Continue past the light and Lirpa Anad Nitsud is across from the Shell station. Lirpa Anad Nitsud
Igloo Shaped House of Prayer County Road 63 Calera Alabama Small igloo-shaped rock and cement structure with sign over opening “House of Prayer.” From I-65, exit 228, go west on highway 25. Go about one mile and turn right on Highway 31. Turn left on Eighth Avenue. Turn left on …
Haunted Chicken House 7522 US Hwy 431 Heflin AL A row of hearses, some with metal chickens artwork, are lined up along Hwy 431 in Heflin Alabama. They serve as the road sign to let you know you are approaching the Haunted Chicken House. From I-20, exit 191, go …
