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Alabama Travel Guide


Alabama


Alabama - Share the Wonder 

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Alabama's diverse landscape serves to illustrate the variety of adventures awaiting you. From the picturesque mountains of North Alabama to the sugar–white beaches of the Gulf Coast, you'll find something special to pique your interest.   


Alabama Popular Cities

There's a wealth of history to explore in Alabama. The Civil Rights Movement that started in Alabama changed the world. Walk in the footsteps of African–American heroes who challenged and overthrew segregation laws. Visit the actual sites in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma and Tuskegee where events that galvanized the world also made a nation view its fellow men and women with equality and respect.

  • Montgomery - Topping the city’s list of must-sees is the state capitol building, Rosa Parks Museum and Library, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Civil Rights Memorial, the Montgomery Zoo, the First White House of the Confederacy and the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and Parsonage, the Hank Williams Museum and Memorial, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, the Blount Cultural Park and Alabama Old Town.
  • Birmingham - Birmingham offers up a vast selection of cultural opportunities, including the city’s outstanding museum of art, the Civil Rights Institute, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Vulcan Park.
  • Huntsville
  • Mobile - Sugar-white beaches, championship golf courses, charter fishing trips, wildlife areas, theme parks and playgrounds, historic Fort Morgan.
  • Orange Beach
  • Dauphin Island
  • Decatur
  • Tuscaloosa
  • Bayou La Batre 

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Alabama - Main Centers of Interest

  • Little River Canyon National Monument
  • US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville
  • Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Theodore
  • Old Alabama Town, Montgomery
  • Unclaimed Baggage Center, Scottsboro
  • Riverchase Galleria Hoover
  • Vulcan Park Birmingham
  • Birmingham Zoo
  • 22nd Street Jazz Cafe in Birmingham
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
     
  • Alabama Main Outdoors Activities

    Water Activities -  Fishing, boating, kayaking, whitewater paddling and canoing Alabama is covered with incredible streams, rivers and lakes, from the natural waterways that wind through our beautiful woodlands to the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico that lap against our beautiful white sandy beaches.

    Hiking, rock climbing, biking, fishing and bird watching
    With 22 million acres of forests, and topographic shifts from Gulf beaches to Appalachian cliffs, it is home to a diverse wildlife population that includes 414 bird species. All of this is just part of what makes Alabama a natural choice for outdoor adventure.

    Tracks and trails
    The Alabama Bass Trail is a must for any avid angler. Take a trip to any of Alabama's parks and woodlands and you will find some of the best biking trails in the South. Or visit the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail, a paradise for birding during migration.


    More about Alabama

    Alabama is the 30th largest state in the United States with 135,775 km2 (52,423 mi2) of total area. 3.19% of that is water, making Alabama 23rd in the amount of surface water, also giving it the second largest inland waterway system in the United States. About three-fifths of the land area is a gentle plain with a general decline towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The North Alabama region is mostly mountainous, with the Tennessee River cutting a large valley creating numerous creeks, streams, rivers, mountains, and lakes.
    The lowest point east of the Mississippi River lies in Dekalb County along a creek cutting tower ridges, and creating Buck's Pocket State Park. Another natural wonder is "Land Bridge" the longest natural bridge span east of the Mississippi River. Alabama generally ranges in elevation from sea level at Mobile Bay, to a little more than 1,800 feet (550 m) in the Appalachian mountains in the northeast. The highest point is Mount Cheaha.

    Alabama also contains the Natchz Trace Parkway, the Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, and the Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail.  (Source Wikipedia)

     

    Alabama Main Airports

  • Birmingham International Airport BHM
  • Dothan Regional Airport DHN
  • Huntsville International Airport HSV
  • Mobile Regional Airport MOB
  • Muscle Shoals - Northwest Alabama Reg MSL
  • Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport TCL

  • Photo Credit:  

    Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel

    Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 
    Post Office Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103-4927
    1 800 ALABAMA

     Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
    P. O. Box 204  Mobile, AL 36601-0204
    1 800 5 MOBILE

     


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    Best Time to Visit

    Alabama enjoys year-round mild conditions with average temperatures near 80º in the summer and above 45º in the winter. Highs reach the mid 90s.

    Northern parts of the state receive occasional short-lived snowfalls. Rainfall is spread somewhat evenly throughout the year.

    March is the rainiest month, and October is the driest. High humidity is common, especially in the southern areas and along the Gulf of Mexico.

    The best time to go birding is in April, May, and June.


    Alabama Regions


    • Mountains - North Alabama's dramatic mountain vistas: waterfalls, caverns and tree-crested mountaintops
    • Metropolitain - Attractions, activities and events are waiting for you in places like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden.
    • River Heritage - Highlights include the Gaineswood Plantation in Demopolis, civil rights landmarks in Selma, the state Capitol buildings in Montgomery, and Auburn University.
    • Gulf Coast - Find sugar-white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

    Alabama Regional Parks



    1 - Joe Wheeler
    2 - Lake Guntersville
    3 - Rickwood Caverns
    4 - Lake Lurleen
    5 - Oak Mountain
    6 - Paul M. Grist
    7 - Chickasaw
    8 - Roland Cooper
    9 - Bladon Springs
    10 - Meaher
    11 - Gulf12 - Monte Sano
    13 - Cathedral Caverns
    14 - Buck's Pocket
    15 - Desoto
    16 - Cheaha
    17 - Wind Creek
    18 - Chewacla
    19 - Lakepoint
    20 - Blue Springs
    21 - Frank Jackson
    22 - Florala

     

    Flag and Symbols

    Bird Yellowhammer 
    Flower Camellia 
    Fish Tarpon
    Gem Star Blue Quartz
    Mineral Hematite 
    Motto "We Dare Defend Our  Rights" 
    Nicknames "The Cotton State," The Yellowhammer State," and the "Heart of Dixie."
    Song "Alabama"
    Tree Southern (longleaf) Pine



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