Alabama

4 places and 19 sights on our lists.

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Places in Alabama

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Worth a Detour
Cities · Cities

Montgomery

Alabama

Where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and where the Selma marchers ended, with America's most powerful memorial to the victims of lynching.

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If You're Nearby

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Birmingham

Alabama

Where the civil rights struggle's turning point took place in 1963, a former steel city with a giant iron statue on its hill and a great food scene.

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Heritage · Scenic Drives

Natchez Trace Parkway

Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee

A peaceful 444-mile drive from Mississippi to Nashville, along an ancient trail used by Native Americans and frontier boatmen.

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Sights in Alabama

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