| ATTRACTION NAME |
ATTRACTION TYPE |
TOWN / CITY |
WHAT MAKES THIS ATTRACTION SO GREAT? |
| Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo |
Zoo |
Gulf Shores |
very good medium-sized zoo |
| Alligator Alley |
Alligator Attraction / Zoo |
Summerdale |
hundreds of alligators (you can hold the babies) |
| Ave Maria Grotto |
Roadside Attraction / Offbeat Attraction |
Cullman |
miniature reproductions of famous religious sites |
| Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum |
Auto / Transportation Museum |
Birmingham |
nearly 750 vintage and modern motorcycles |
| Bellingrath Gardens |
Botanical Garden |
Theodore |
beautiful 65-acre estate & gardens |
| Birmingham Civil Rights Institute |
Civil Rights History Site |
Birmingham |
one of the top civil rights museums in the U.S.A. |
| Birmingham Museum of Art |
Art Museum |
Birmingham |
17,000 pieces of art from 3000 B.C. to present day |
| Bryant Denny Stadium |
Football Stadium / College Football |
Tuscaloosa |
100,000+ capacity stadium for the Crimson Tide |
| Cathedral Caverns State Park |
Cave / Cave Tours |
Woodville |
best cave open to the public in Alabama |
| Civil Rights Memorial Center |
Civil Rights History Site / Memorial |
Montgomery |
memorial to 41 people who died in fight for civil rights |
| DeSoto Falls |
Waterfall |
Fort Payne |
one of the best waterfalls in the Southeast; 100-ft tall |
| First White House of the Confederacy |
Historic Home Tours / Presidential Attraction |
Montgomery |
home of President Jefferson Davis |
| Gulf State Park |
Beach |
Gulf Shores |
2 miles of beaches, hiking trails, a fishing per & more |
| Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Factory Tour |
Factory Tour |
Montgomery |
tour a car manufacturing facility; make reservations |
| Little River Canyon National Preserve |
Nature Park / Waterfalls / Swimming Hole / Scenic Views |
Fort Payne |
called the "Grand Canyon of the East" |
| Mobile Carnival Museum |
History Museum |
Mobile |
Mardi-Gras history museum |
| Noccalula Falls |
Waterfall |
Gardsden |
one of the best waterfalls in the Southeast; 95-ft tall |
| Oak Mountain State Park |
Hiking Trails / Mountain Biking / Scenic Views |
Pelham |
excellent hiking & mountain biking trails |
| Rosa Parks Library and Museum |
History Museum / Civil Rights History Site / Library |
Montgomery |
museum w/focus on famous time in civil rights history |
| Space Camp / U.S. Space and Rocket Center |
Space Museum / NASA Attraction |
Huntsville |
one of the best space museums in the U.S.A. |
| Talladega Superspeedway |
Race Track / NASCAR |
Talladega |
biggest and fastest oval in the NASCAR circuit |
| Tuscaloosa Amphitheater |
Outdoor Concerts |
Tuscaloosa |
wonderful outdoor amphitheater |
| U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum |
Military Museum |
Huntsville |
historic military vehicles, artifacts, and more |
| USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park |
Boat Museum / Military Museum |
Mobile |
one of the premier military museums in the U.S.A. |
| Vulcan Park and Museum |
Roadside Attraction / Statue / Observation Deck / Views |
Birmingham |
great views from the world's largest cast-iron statue |
