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Explore the Region
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Sit a Spell
Arts & Culture
Architecture
Culinary
Folk Art
Literary
Public Art
The Alabama Mural Trail
Casino
Day Trips
History
Civil Rights
Civil War
Museums & Historic Places
Native American
Iconic Places
Outdoor Adventures
Events
Clean your Plate
100 Alabama Dishes
BBQ
Coffee & Bakeries
Local Treasures
Markets
Soul Food (Meat & 3)
Stay Awhile
Bed & Breakfast
Campers, RV & Lodges
Historic Stay
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History: Museums & Historic Places
Museums and Historic Places
Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge
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Civil War
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sumter
The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge is one of the oldest remaining covered bridges in Alabama, constructed...
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Bienville Monument Museum
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
The Bienville Monument Museum is located in Dallas County, Alabama and is dedicated to the...
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Black Belt Museum
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sumter
The Black Belt Museum focuses on developing research collections in geology, paleontology, historical objects, archives,...
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Booker’s Mill
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Conecuh
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HIstory
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Iconic Places
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Museums and Historic Places
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Booker's Mill is a historic gristmill located in Evergreen, Alabama. Built in the 1800s, it...
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Broadhead Memorial Park
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Broadhead Memorial Park was built around the Wilson's Grist Mill, a social center of Needham...
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Brown Hawkins Rural Learning Center
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Conecuh
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The Brown Hawkins Rural Learning Center is an educational institution located in Evergreen, Alabama. It...
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Camden Shoe Shop & Quilt Museum
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Wilcox
The Camden Shoe Shop & Quilt Museum, owned by Betty Anderson, showcases the history of...
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Choctaw County Courthouse
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Choctaw
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Choctaw County was the second courthouse in Butler. It was rebuilt in the 1906 after...
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Choctaw County Historical Museum
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Choctaw
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Choctaw County Historical Museum exhibits a large number of fossils, rifles used in Civil War,...
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Clarke County Historical Museum
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Clarke
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HIstory
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The Clarke County Historical Museum in Grove Hill, AL is a small museum featuring local...
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Coretta Scott King’s Childhood Home & Memorial
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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Iconic Places
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Perry
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Coretta Scott King's Childhood Home & Memorial is located in Perry County, Alabama. It is...
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Courthouse Square
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Civil War
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sumter
The present courthouse, which is actually the third courthouse, was erected on July 9,1902. This...
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Faulk Property (Capote Marker)
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HIstory
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Literary
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Monroe
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Museums and Historic Places
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Truman Capote - A Childhood in Monroeville is an exhibit at a museum in Monroeville,...
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First Baptist Church
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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Established as First “Colored” Baptist Church, we are the oldest black church in Selma and...
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First Oil Well in Alabama
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The first oil well in Gilbertown, AL, was drilled in 1944 by the Humble Oil...
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Fort Sinquefield
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Clarke
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The story of Fort Sinquefield is one that captures the sights and sounds of the...
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Gainesville Historic District
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Civil War
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HIstory
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Sumter
Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama that grew as a commercial center and...
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Gaineswood National Historic Landmark
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Arts & Culture
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HIstory
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Marengo
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Gaineswood, a National Historic Landmark, was constructed over an 18 year period (1843-1861). Owner and...
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Healing Springs
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Outdoor Adventures
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Sit a Spell
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Washington
Healing Springs was a popular resort in the early 1900s, known for its 17 overflowing...
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Heritage Village
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Heritage Village is the site of several 1800s structures that were donated to the Selma-Dallas...
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Historic Evergreen Train Depot
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Conecuh
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The Historic Evergreen Train Depot is a beautifully restored train station in Evergreen, Alabama. It...
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Historic Water Avenue
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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View the world-famous Edmund Pettus Bridge and Songs of Selma Park as you stroll through...
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Holmestead Farms
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Perry
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Sit a Spell
Holmestead Farms is a sustainable farm located in Perry County, Alabama.It produces a range of...
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JC Bates Children’s Educational Museum
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
This museum provides an educational experience for children with disabilities and is a project of...
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Kenan’s Mill
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Built in the mid-1800s producing mill, grits, and corn for over 100 years and also...
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Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum
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Architecture
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HIstory
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Marengo
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Laird Cottage, built in 1870, is the headquarters of the Marengo County Historical Society and...
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Lincoln Normal School
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Perry
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Sit a Spell
Lincoln Normal School is a historic institution located in Perry County, Alabama. Founded in 1867,...
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Live Oak Cemetery
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Outdoor Adventures
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Old Live Oak Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Selma, Alabama founded in 1829 and...
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Log Cabin
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
The Choctaw County Log Cabin was built in 1850. The Cabin was the home and...
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Lyon Hall
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Architecture
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Arts & Culture
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HIstory
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Marengo
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Lyon Hall is a Greek Revival residence constructed between 1850-1853 by slaves of George Gaines...
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Marengo County History and Archive Museum
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HIstory
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Marengo
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Museums and Historic Places
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The Marengo County History & Archives Museum was created to showcase the history, culture, and...
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Marion Female Seminary Building
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Civil War
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Perry
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The Marion Female Seminary Building is a historic landmark in Perry County, Alabama. Built in...
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Military Memorial Walkway
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The memorial is located at The Choctaw County Courthouse. It was constructed in 1997, and...
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Monroe County Museum
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Iconic Places
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Literary
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Monroe
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The Monroe County Museum in Monroeville, Alabama, is housed in the Old Monroe County Courthouse...
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Monroeville Downtown Historic District
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Arts & Culture
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HIstory
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Monroe
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The self-guided, one-hour tour starts at Old Courthouse Museum. Walk the town where Harper Lee...
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Mt. Zion Church School
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Civil Rights
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HIstory
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Lowndes
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Museums and Historic Places
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This was one site where the country’s Freedom School was held. The school taught Black...
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New Hope Baptist Church
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HIstory
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Monroe
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Museums and Historic Places
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Established in 1855, the church building was constructed with heart pine, while the cemetery includes...
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
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Arts & Culture
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Outdoor Adventures
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historical site located in Dallas County, Alabama. It was...
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Old Depot Museum
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Civil Rights
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Housed within the distinctive architectural fabric of the former L&N Railroad Depot and listed on...
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Old St. Stephens Historical Park
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HIstory
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Iconic Places
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Stay Awhile
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Washington
Old St. Stephens Historical Park includes the remains of the original town, a 70-quarry, RV...
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Old Train Caboose/Oil Derrick
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
The Old train Caboose and Oil Derrick are the remains from the Hunt Oil Company's...
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Pine Hill Depot Museum
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Wilcox
The Pine Hill Depot in Alabama was initially built in 1905 after the original depot...
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Poarch Creek Indians Museum
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Escambia
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Native American
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Sit a Spell
The Poarch Creek Indians Museum and Gift Shop offers a firsthand experience of the history...
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Rikard’s Mill Historical Park
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HIstory
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Monroe
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Museums and Historic Places
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Rikard's Mill Historical Park is home to a functioning water-powered grist mill and museum dedicated...
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Robert’s Cabin
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Architecture
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Wilcox
The Roberts Cabin, built in the 1860s, is a historic log cabin located in Pine...
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Rosa J. Young Museum
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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The Rosa J. Young Museum in Selma, AL is dedicated to the life and work...
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Silas Community House/Veterans Park
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
Silas Community House/ Veterans Park is a facility available for rent for a variety of...
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Snow Hill Institute
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
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Wilcox
Snow Hill Institute, founded in 1893 by Dr. William J. Edwards, was a historic African-American...
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St. John’s Episcopal Church and Courtyard
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HIstory
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Monroe
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
St. John's Episcopal Church in Monroeville, Alabama, has its roots dating back to Claiborne and...
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The Marion Military Institute-Alabama Military Hall of Honor
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Perry
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The Marion Military Institute-Alabama Military Hall of Honor is a museum and memorial dedicated to...
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The Old Grant Country Store
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sumter
The Grant Store, built in 1924 in Ward, Alabama, was a general store containing food...
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Thomas E. McMillan Museum & Alabama Room
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Escambia
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
The Thomas E. McMillan Museum features displays of historical, archaeological and cultural south Alabama artifacts,...
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Vaughan-Smitherman Museum
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Architecture
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Arts & Culture
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Civil War
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Dallas
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Museum is currently closed. Call 334-875-9430 or 334-412-3546 for updated information---This Greek revival building was...
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Washington County Museum
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Washington
This museum is located in Chatom in the basement of the Washington County Courthouse. It...
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Wilcox Female Institute Building
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
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Wilcox
The Wilcox Female Institute, constructed in 1849 and incorporated in 1850 remains a symbol of...
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William Barret Travis House
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HIstory
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Monroe
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Museums and Historic Places
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Sit a Spell
The William B. Travis House, a small 2-room cottage built circa 1820 at Claiborne, Alabama,...
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Wilson’s Grist Mill
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Choctaw
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HIstory
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Museums and Historic Places
Wilson's Grist Mill is a social center of Needham community, a small town located in...
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