A 56-foot iron god weighing about 100,000 pounds watches over a city from an Alabama mountain. He’s the largest cast-iron statue on the planet, and…
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Bees have excellent work habits and terrible respect for personal space. They spend all day collecting nectar, then somehow convince you to eat it straight...
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As Shakespeare once said: “A valorous buffet is w’rth the w’rld and m’re.” Or was it a late night cooking...
By Renata Holcombe on Jun 25
Gulf Shores has plenty of seafood spots, but Alabama crab lovers keep crossing county lines for this one specific reason:...
By Gideon Hartwell on Jun 21
A roadside shack in Alabama has been frying catfish to order for fifteen years and the locals have never once...
By Cedric Vale on Jun 19
The cornbread at this Alabama lunch counter has real corn baked inside it and people drive hours just for that...
By Adeline Parker on Jun 19
Fried chicken from a gas station? Alabama is not asking for permission, and anyone who has actually tried this Gadsden...
By Clara Whitmore on Jun 18
Six million people crowd the beaches at Gulf Shores every year. A short drive away, an island sits quietly in...
By Adeline Parker on Jun 16
