Southern Living once called Rock Chapel in Caramel, Louisiana, which was built by an order of Carmelite monks in 1891, one of the "South's Most Beautiful Chapels." It is.

As I reached the end of this gravel road, I found it perched on a hill: a little rock chapel. Just the trees, and this little church. "In the 1880s, Carmelite monks built a monastery on this site.

To get to Howard Memorial Chapel, take Alabama Highway 89/DeSoto Parkway northeast of Fort Payne until you've driven through DeSoto State Park, then turn right at the foot of the hill.