Have you ever come across a scene while traveling that is so stunning, you think it can’t possibly be real? Believe it or not, you don’t have to travel far to find such places. Alabama has a number of manmade and natural sites that can take your breath away or make you think you’ve stepped into a storybook. Let’s take a look at 11 of them.
Castles in Fairhope
Fairhope, a picturesque town in Baldwin County, is the location of two homes that look like they came straight from a fairytale. Sheldon Castle and Mosher Castle, located side by side on Oak Street, were built by artist Craig Sheldon and his son-in-law Dean Mosher. Sheldon’s descendants still live in part of his castle but rent a suite on Airbnb. A picturesque bridge leads visitors to Mosher Castle, which features its own small drawbridge. You can see the exterior of both homes from the street.
Dismals Canyon
Dismals Canyon is a privately owned, 85-acre nature conservancy near Phil Campbell, Ala. Dismals Canyon’s natural features, including waterfalls and massive moss-covered boulders, look like an ancient setting, so much so that the Discovery Channel filmed a segment of its documentary “When Dinosaurs Roamed America” in the canyon. If you visit at night, you will have the opportunity to see the glowing critters that cling to the sides of its boulders. Called Dismalites, they are the larvae stage of a unique insect “that emits a bright blue-green light to attract food, in the form of other flying insects,” according to DismalsCanyon.com. There is a fee to enter the canyon and to camp at the site.
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