Montgomery, Alabama City Guide

Montgomery is the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. Aside from the wonderful restaurants and shops, highlights include the Rosa Parks Library and Museum and the Hank Williams Museum and Memorial.
 

Montgomery Attractions


Alabama Shakespeare Festival
This internationally acclaimed theatre is one of the ten largest Shakespeare Festivals in the world, presenting world-class contemporary & classic productions & educational programs all year.


Old Alabama Town
Costumed interpreters guide you through life in the 19th and early 20th centuries in this fascinating 4-block “town.”


Civil Rights Memorial
Water flows over a table inscribed with the names of those who died during the modern civil rights movement. The wall behind the table is inscribed with excerpts from the Book of Amos quoted in the historical speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Montgomery City Guide


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Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, and it is located on the northern portion of the Alabama River.

 

Montgomery Dining Guide


Dining Guide
Known for its down home Southern cooking, visitors can also indulge in fine cuisine, fresh seafood straight from the Gulf of Mexico, mouth-watering steaks and plenty of local flavors.

 

Montgomery Museums


Aviation Museum
The U.S. Army Aviation Museum maintains and displays many one-of-a-kind aircraft and a complete historical collection of fixed wing and helicopters from the Wright B Flyer to the awesome Apache.


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For seventy years the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts has been a showcase for the visual arts in Central Alabama. A primary focus of the Museums mission is collecting and preserving works by some of historys best known, and some of our regions best loved, artists.


Hank Williams Museum & Memorial
The music of this legendary singer and songwriter will haunt you long after your visit. See the car he rode in on the day he died.


Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts
A permanent collection that includes examples of 19th and 20th century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative art.

 

Montgomery Outdoor Recreation


Blount Cultural Park
The park is home to beautiful trees, flowers, sculptures, a wood and stone bridge and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival & the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.



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