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Alabama, Birmingham
Completely restored, this historic theatre continues to host performances and movie screenings for the general public.The Alabama Theatre was built in 1927 by Paramount Studios as an Alabama showcase for Paramount films. It was used primarily as a movie palace for 55 years, with the exception of...
Alabama, Tuskegee
This site incorporates a number of scenic sites and activities for visitors to enjoy and take park in, including scavenger hunts.In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America's first African-American military pilots. In time the "...
Alabama, Tuscumbia
Bearing a striking similiarity in design to Monticello, Belle Mont Mansion's unknown architect is rumored to be none other than Thomas Jefferson.Magnificently sited on a commanding hilltop, Belle Mont is one of early Alabama’s crowning architectural achievements. It is also one of the...
Alabama, Tuskegee
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is nestled on the campus of historic Tuskegee University; the site includes the George W. Carver Museum and The Oaks, home of Booker T. WashingtonSince the beginning of America’s existence, education has always been considered as one of the keys to...
Alabama, Tuscumbia
Helen Keller's childhood home contains artifacts from her early life, and sponsors annual performances of "The Miracle Worker."Built in 1820 only one year after Alabama became the 22nd State of the Union, Ivy Green is a simple, white clapboard home design in typical Southern architecture. The...
Alabama, Tuscumbia
A unique tribute to man’s best friend, this park is located in the Freedom Hills of North Alabama.Out of one hunter's devotion to his faithful coonhound was born the "Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard," which has became a popular tourist attraction and is the only...
Alabama, Florence
Now a museum, this is the only structure in Alabama designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 20th century’s most notable architect.An American architectural treasure, this house was built for newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum of Florence, Alabama, in 1939. The house is the only structure...
Alabama, Birmingham
The museum uses its extensive collection of aircraft and artifacts to explore the history of aviation in the 20th century.The museum's exhibit halls include the following: Early Aviation Exhibit: The Wright Flyer alongside the Curis Wright Pusher, the birth of one of the first aviation companies...
Alabama, Marbury
Built in 1902, this park honors all soldiers of the Confederacy.Confederate Memorial Park is the site of Alabama's only Old Soldiers Home for Confederate Veterans. In operation from 1902 to 1939, the home cared for elderly veterans, and wives and widows of veterans. The site included 22...
Alabama, Fort Rucker
The enormous helicopter collection that the museum maintains is only the beginning of the many wonders awaiting visitors at this preeminent institution of aviation history.The United States Army Aviation Museum, located in South-central Alabama, maintains a collection of over 160 military...
Alabama, Eufaula
This historic mansion was restored to reflect its 1880 occupancy by the Young family.Fendall Hall is one of Alabama’s outstanding Italianate houses and contains elaborate and rare interior decorative painting dating from the 1880s. Completed in 1860 by Edward and Anna Young, it was home to...
Alabama, Stockton
Fort Mims site commemorates the Fort Mims battle which took place August 30, 1813. The attack on Fort Mims is considered a leading cause of the Creek War of 1813-1814.In 1813, people on America’s southwestern frontier were fearful. The Redstick faction of the Creek Indian Nation opposed...
Alabama, Gulf Shores
The fort features an active living history program that interprets all the military periods and holds an annual event commemorating the Battle of Mobile Bay.Completed in 1834, Fort Morgan was active during four wars — the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II. The...
Alabama, Wetumpka
Frequent living history events showcase a recreated 1751 French fort, recreated Creek Indian houses, and the partially restored 1814 American Fort Jackson.Nestled at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers 15 miles north of Montgomery and just south of Wetumpka, Alabama, Fort...
Alabama, Demopolis
This famous Greek Revival structure contains many original Whitfield family furnishings donated by descendants.One of America’s finest Greek Revival houses, Gaineswood is a masterpiece. Exceptional interior spaces have domed ceilings, elaborate plasterwork, and a facing pair of gilt...
Alabama, Montgomery
Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protestors.Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the...
Alabama, Huntsville
Home to Space Camp, Aviation Challenge and X-Camp, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is recognized as one of the most comprehensive U.S. manned space flight hardware museums in the world.The facilities include Spacedome Theater, Rocket Park, the Education Training Center, which houses NASA's...
Alabama, Greensboro
This 15-acre estate was the boyhood home to hero and U.S. Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson.Nationally significant as the boyhood home of Spanish-American War hero and U.S. Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson, Magnolia Grove is a Southern archetype – what many tourists expect to see in...
Alabama, Selma
Once a thriving center of commerce, Cahawba is now Alabama's most famous ghost town and a scenic park.Cahawba was once Alabama's state capital (1820-1826) and a thriving antebellum river town. It became a ghost town shortly after the Civil War. Today it is an important archaeological site and a...
Alabama, Hillsboro
This plantation was home to General Joseph Wheeler, who after the Civil War played a major role in the nation's reunification.Once home to prehistoric Native Americans, Pond Spring is the post-Civil War home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, a Confederate major general, a U.S. congressman, and a Spanish-...
Alabama, Hayneville
The Selma to Montgomery National Voting Rights Trail was established by Congress in 1996 to commemorate the events, people, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama.While at this historic site, there are several activities to participate in. Visitors are encouraged to drive the...
Alabama, Birmingham
Sloss Furnaces produced iron for nearly 90 years, which gave rise to the city of Birmingham.In 1881 and 1882, North Alabama planter and investor James Withers Sloss built the furnaces which became known as the "City Furnaces." Extensively rebuilt and modernized in the late 1920s, the...
Alabama, Mobile
In addition to touring the decks of the ship, visitors can go below in a World War II submarine, view cockpits of combat aircraft, and explore a plane like those flown by the Tuskegee Airmen.Displacing more than 44,500 tons, the USS ALABAMA measures 680 feet from stem to stern, half as long as...
Alabama, Daviston
This 2,040-acre park preserves the site of the Horseshoe battle where several hundred American Indians lost their lives.In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 Upper Creek warriors on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their...
Alabama, Dauphin Island
Maintained by the Dauphin Island and Beach Board, this area, later a battleground, gained historic significance as early as 1519 by Spanish explorers.Most of the work on the fort was completed by 1861. The outbreak of the Civil War then left the remainder of work to the Confederate States of...
Alabama, Montgomery
This 1847 Greek Revival structure saw both the ascendancy of the Confederacy prior to the Civil War and the triumph of civil rights solidarity with the 1965 Voting Rights March.Completed in 1851, this National Historic Landmark is a museum of state history and politics. Additions to the building...
Alabama, Montevallo
Visitors can learn firsthand about the founding of the republic on this 113-acre colonial village.Actors in period dress recreate the fervor and excitement of Revolutionary America amongst houses and buildings that evoke the country's colonial past. Included in the many topics that the American...
Alabama, Birmingham
Tourists and researchers alike will marvel in the Museum's extensive collection of documents and objects from Birmingham's complex past.Jefferson County was founded in 1819. Birmingham, the state's most populous city, founded in 1871, has an abundance of historical sites, societies and museums...
Alabama, Huntsville
This living history museum explores the mysteries of 19th century life.A Living Museum has been referred to as a "Jewel on the Mountain." Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt's eclectic mansion, add a historic park with restored 19th century houses including barnyard and animals, and...
Alabama, Foley
This museum features a collection of railroad memorabilia and archives with research material for visitors.Located in the old L & N Railroad Depot is Foley's Museum Archives. The first depot was built in 1905 when Mr. John B. Foley of Chicago used some of his own money to bring the railroad...
Alabama, Opelika
This regional history museum features a vast collection of artifacts and exhibits.The Museum of East Alabama focuses on the diverse and intriguing history of the region from Indian times through the destructive period of the Civil War and ultimately to the area’s role in WWII. Some notable...
Alabama, Grove Hill
Housed in the historic Alston-Cobb house, the Clarke County Historical Museum seeks to educate the local community and visitors about the area's history.
Included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Clarke County Historical Museum is a treasure trove of local history. Housed...
Alabama, Prattville
Residents of Autauga County, Ala., can go to the ACHA museum to research family history and other local documents.Residents of Autauga County, Ala., can go to the ACHA museum to research family history and other local documents.
The ACHA was born out of a sense of collective guilt after...
Alabama, Demopolis
This society is housed in the Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum, which interprets the life and preserves the work of Geneva Mercer, a sculptor, artist and Marengo County native.This society is housed in the Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum, which interprets the life and preserves the work of...
Alabama, Monroeville
The Old Courthouse Museum houses the headquarters of the Monroe County Heritage Museum, a conglomerate of many local historic sites.
The beautiful old Courthouse on the town square, which now houses the Monroe County Heritage Museums, served as a model for the famed courtroom scene from...
Alabama, Mobile
This museum interprets the history of the Mobile Bay Area and Southwestern Alabama.This museum interprets the history of the Mobile Bay Area and Southwestern Alabama.
Explore 300 years of Mobile history and material culture in the 1857 National Landmark building, the Southern Market/Old...
Alabama, Birmingham
The many exhibits on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute enlighten visitors on the contentious history of civil rights around the world.The many exhibits on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute enlighten visitors on the contentious history of civil rights around the...
Alabama, Selma
This museum, located at the scene of the "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, commemorates that historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement.This museum, located at the scene of the "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, commemorates that historic moment in the Civil Rights...
Alabama, Montgomery
History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to uphold and interpret for the...
Alabama, Tuskegee
The Multicultural Center recounts the history of the different people and cultures that have been a part of this region's struggle for civil rights.The Multicultural Center recounts the history of the different people and cultures that have been a part of this region's struggle for civil rights...
Alabama, Drive Birmingham
Visitors can experience the area from Vulcan's view or tour Vulcan Center Museum to learn Birmingham's past, present and promise for the future.Vulcan Park and Museum is operated by Vulcan Park Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve Vulcan as a symbol for Birmingham,...
Alabama, Birmingham
Opened on August 18, 1910, Rickwood Field is one of the oldest baseball parks in the country. Financed by Rick Woodward, Rickwood Field was constructed as a home ballpark for the Birmingham Barons, who played in the Southern Association, a top-level minor league. Rickwood Field has also...
Alabama, Cooperstown
Just two blocks away from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Doubleday Field is named after Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general and one of baseball's pioneers. Built in 1920 on the historic farm of Elihu Phinney, Doubleday Field hosted the Hall of Fame Game between 1940 and 2008 during...