Welcome to Alabama, or as you may have heard it called, the Heart of Dixie! Alabama can be easily lost on au pair’s bucket lists, but rest assure there is plenty to see and do in this State. If you have time to visit the whole state then we have enough outlined for you to do a roadtrip, but if your only here for a short stay, check out everything Huntsville has to offer!
SWEET HOME, ALABAMA!
Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Huntsville
Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville
Harmony Park Safari, Huntsville
Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville
Civil rights Memorial of Montgomery, Montgomery
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum Museum, Florence
Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore
Cathedral Caverns State Park, Woodville
Point Mallard Park, Decatur
Cheaha State Park, Delta
Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island
Alabama Wildlife Centre, Pelham
Alligator Alley, Summerdale
Flight simulator at US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
Train ride through Birmingham Zoo
Kayak on Mobile Bay
Dolphin tour at Gulf Shores
Catch a show at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham
Sit on the famous couch at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Robert Jones Golf Trail, Opelika
Floating Museum – USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile
Unclaimed Baggage Center, Scottsboro
Giant Peach tower, Clanton
Mardi Gras, Mobile – February
Orange Beach Festival of Art, Orange Beach – March
Baldwin County Strawberry Festival, Loxley – April
Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores – May
Rock the South, Cullman – June
Alabama Restaurant week, Everywhere! – August
Bayfest Music Festival, Mobile – October
National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores – October
Festival of Lights, Oxford – December
Neversink Pit, Fackler
Natural Bridge, 35577
Rainbow LED tunnel, Birmingham
Noccalula Falls, Gadsden
Little River Canyon, Fort Payne
Classic on Noble in Anniston – Must try the famous Shrimp and grits
Fried green tomatoes – State staple found in most restaurants/diners!
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur – Known for its famous white barbeque sauce
Taqueria El Cazador in Huntsville – Wear comfy shoes, you might have to wait in line!
Blue Plate Cafe in Hunstville – For a traditional Southern style breakfast
The Alabama Theatre opened in 1927, it was one of the first buildings to have air conditioning and was home to the activities of the Mickey Mouse Club!
The first rocket to put humans on the moon was built at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville.
Alabama was the furst state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836.
About 50% of peanuts grown in the US are wihtin a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama.
Windshield wipers were first invented in Alabama in 1903.
Alabama is the birthplace of the original Mardi Gras!