Travel to Alabama
Note:
Alabama means ‘tribal town’ in the Creek Indian language.
Country : United States of America (USA)
State : Alabama (AL)
The name Alabama is derived from an Indian tribe name: Alibamas
Nickname : Yellowhammer State
Largest city : Birmingham
Highest point : Cheaha Mountain (722 m, 2,405 ft)
Nickname: The Heart of Dixie
State bird: Yellowhammer (Flicker)
State flower: Camellia
Capital: Montgomery
Date of admission to the Union: 14 Dec 1819
Population: 4,500,752 (official estimate 2003)
Population density: 33.1 per sq km
2002 total overseas arrivals/US ranking: 76,000/36
Time: Central (GMT - 6). Daylight Saving Time is observed.
QuickFacts : Alabama
QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Alabama weather
Weather
Underground - Alabama Conditions
Alabama
Climatologies Access Page
Public transportation, driving information and maps
Alabama Department
of Transportation (ALDOT)
American
Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Contemporary
Map index ( University of Alabama )
National and State parks - Alabama
National
Parks in Alabama
Alabama
State Parks
Statewide and regional information
Alabama's Official State
Web Site!
Alabama Department of
Tourism and Travel
Roadside
America: Alabama
Alabama WorldWeb
Travel Guide
Cities, towns and places in Alabama
Alexander City
Alexander
City (including Lake Martin)
Anniston
The Anniston Museum
Of Natural History
Explore the wilds of Africa, the wonders of the North American wilderness,
and the mysteries of 2,000 year old mummies in the seven fascinating exhibit
halls of the Anniston Museum of Natural History.
Athens
Athens, Alabama ...
Southern Splendor
Welcome to Athens, located in the center of Northern Alabama 15 miles from
the Tennessee State line in historic Limestone County.
Auburn
Welcome to the Auburn-Opelika
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Birmingham
Welcome to Birmingham, Alabama
This vibrant, beautiful city is nestled in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian
Mountains and serves up nationally recognized dining, shopping and entertainment,
world-class attractions, events and other things to see and do.
The Birmingham Zoo
Birmingham
Botanical Gardens
Daphne
The City of Daphne's Official Site
Daphne is located on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay in Alabama.
Daphin Island
Town of Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island is a barrier island located 33 miles from Mobile, Alabama.
Decatur
Welcome to Decatur and Morgan County,Alabama
DeKalb County
DeKalb County Tourist Association
Visit such scenic wonders as DeSoto State Park, Little River Canyon and Buck's
Pocket State Park and historic towns like Fort Payne and Mentone. Come See...Just for the Fun of it!
Dothan
Dothan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Dothan, Alabama
Welcome to Dothan, where the welcome mat is always out.
Whether for a relaxing overnight retreat or for a unique and unforgettable adventure,
Dothan is a great destination with an array of fun and interesting things to do!
Eastern Shore Area
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Includes Blakeley, Spanish Fort, Malbis, Daphne, Montrose, Fairhope, & Point Clear.
Farehope
City of Fairhope, Alabama
Welcome to beautiful Fairhope, a vibrant and livable Southern city that began over a hundred years ago
when an adventurous group of people sought their personal utopia.
Fairhope - Alabama [CityShowcase]
Florence
Florence/Lauderdale Tourism
Foley
Foley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Fort Payne
Fort Payne, Alabama - City Limits
Gulf Coast Area
Alabama Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau
Alabama Gulf Coast vacation travel guide to Orange Beach & Gulf Shores AL.
Welcome to PleasureIsle Online
Hoover
Hoover Homepage
Huntsville
Huntsville/Madisson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Welcome to Huntsville... The birthplace of Alabama in 1819 and today the space capital of America
Lake Guntersville
The Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce welcomes you
Mobile
Welcome to the Mobile Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mobile - Alabama [CityShowcase]
Montevallo
Welcome to the website of the City of Montevallo, Alabama
Montgomery
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
Prattville
Prattville The Preferred Community
Welcome to Prattville, "The Preferred Community" of the River Region!
We hope that you will find the information included here to be helpful and easy to obtain.
Oxford
Welcome to Oxford
Springville
Welcome to Historic Springville, Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tuscaloosa Web -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Wetumpka
City of Wetumpka Alabama Official Home Page
Hotels, motels and lodging in Alabama
Bed & Breakfast
Association of Alabama
More national listings:Lodging: motels, hotels and campgrounds
Preview - Web cameras in Alabama
Fairhope: Cam2
Alabama
The State: Alabama offers mountains, lakes, caverns, woodland and beaches.
Birmingham is its largest city. Attractions include the VisionLand theme park
and McWane Center (a hands-on science adventure) and IMAX theatre; the Birmingham
Museum of Art; and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF), founded in 1967
and dedicated to sporting legends such as Jesse Owens and Joe Louis.
Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederacy, and the First White House
of the Confederacy, home to Jefferson Davis, first President of the provisional
government, is still open to the public. Country music lovers from across
the USA make pilgrimages to the Hank Williams Memorial in the Oakwood Cemetery
Annex. Fans lay flowers next to the huge cowboy hat that lies on his gravestone.
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the fifth-largest Shakespeare festival in
the world, attracts around 170,000 visitors every year between August and
November, and is staged at the Carolyn Blount Theatre. Some 200 years of American
art is covered in the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Alabama played a key
role in the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The Reverend
Martin Luther King Jr first preached at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist
Church in Montgomery, a National Historic Landmark, and sites commemorating
the struggle can be found across the State. These include the statues in Birmingham’s
Kelly Ingram Park, the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma,
and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery. In Birmingham, visitors can go
on the Black Heritage Tour of the city centre and visit the Birmingham Civil
Rights Institute (BCRI) with its impressive display of African-American history.
Tuskegee is just an hour’s drive from Montgomery. A former slave, Booker
T Washington, founded the Tuskegee Institute to improve educational opportunities
for blacks. Today, visitors can take guided tours of the thriving university
and a restored version of Washington’s home, another National Historic
Landmark.
Mobile is a major seaport, home to the Mobile Museum of Art and a lively Family
Mardi Gras celebration (Feb 6-24 2004); carnival costumes are on display in
the Museum of Mobile. The city is famed for its diverse architecture resulting
from English, French and Spanish rule, notably in the Church Street Historic
District. For children, there is the Gulf Coast Exploreum and the Phoenix
Fire Museum, which includes antique fire engines. Other Alabama tourist destinations
and attractions include the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville; the
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail; the Russell Cave National Monument in Bridgeport;
and the resort towns of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.
Weather in Alabama
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