When it comes to documenting the fascinating forgotten buildings across America's Deep South, photographer Leland Kent is something of an expert. Preserving the past through his incredible images, his work shines a light on the region's tumbledown treasures.

Leland's book Abandoned Alabama: Exploring the Heart of Dixie tours the Cotton State's most incredible derelict structures, from hospitals to homes.

Click or scroll on to explore nine of Alabama's most curious crumbling buildings...