“Sweet Home Alabama” is more than a song. It’s a place where the skies really are so blue – a land of history, culture, music and adventure. Here, gospel is sung in churches, and folks dance to blues, country and jazz in bars. Locally owned restaurants dish up meals of mouth-watering barbecue and fresh seafood from Alabama’s fishing villages. Each meal is a celebration. Alabama’s top attractions include the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, sites along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, and the legendary studios of Muscle Shoals where famous musicians have recorded since 1959. Visitors can enjoy world-class golf on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Surrounded by great cities – New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta among them – Alabama is the heart and soul of any Southern USA trip.
MUSCLE SHOALS / FLORENCE
Visit the studios where Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and The Rolling Stones made their records, three hours from Memphis and Nashville.
HUNTSVILLE
Huntsville is home to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp (astronaut “training” for children). Two hours from Nashville and Atlanta.
BIRMINGHAM
Enjoy great dining and shopping. Visit the 16th Street Baptist Church and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, just 2.5 hours from Atlanta.
MONTGOMERY
Voted one of the best historic cities in America, Montgomery is home to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s church and home, as well as dozens of museums. Only 2.5 hours from Atlanta. Less than 2.5 hours from New Orleans.
MOBILE
Mobile was the first U.S. city to host Mardi Gras. Top attractions include nature tours and the WWII battleship the USS Alabama.
GULF SHORES / ORANGE BEACH
Enjoy 50 km (32 miles) of white-sand beaches, along with nightlife and fresh seafood, all less than 3.5 hours from New Orleans.
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