P. Jernigan

Would appreciate any suggestions on places to visit
in Ala. in or around Montgomery to Birmingham during spring break. Any mountains, caves, fishing spots, caverns, outdoor hiking, or other sights are in or around this area? Any suggestions or places to stay? Thanks for your help.

Brock

There isn't a whole lot to do in that area, but there is Oak Mnt. St Park south of Birmingham. There are a few places to go fishing, one of them is in white city, which is souteast of Clanton. It is called Baxleys fish ponds(a hole in the wall place) but good fishing and quiet.(e-mail me for directions) There is also the Confederate Memorial Park, just follow the signs on the interstate. Also there is a Railraod Museum in Calera. If it is good seafood that is cheap that you are looking for you need to eat at the Fantail which is in Prattville. First Prattville exit before you hit Montgomery.

Skeerd

Just keep driving & get out of Alabama as quickly as possible. You'll love Montgomery the boarded-up capitol & Birmingham, there is just no words to describe it...

S

Skeerd is just another example of the fact that ignorance and prejudice is not limited to one geographical area.

Let do a little research and I'll get back with you Thursday.

joe

I'm from Birmingham and lived in Montgomery several years...AND I AGREE WITH SKEERD...to a point.

Montgomery is a sh!tty town and unless you are well armed, stay out of B'ham.

If visiting Alabama stay out of the cities and enjoy our small Southern towns.

joe

ps. Do you realize the original question was posted 4 years ago?

Gretchen

Even though this was posted 4 years ago do not MISS seeing the civil rights memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center. It was designed by Maya Lin and is one of the most beautiful moving well designed memorials I have ever experienced.

S

Skeerd is still representative of ignorant and prejudicial attitudes that can be found all over the country.

Granted, the stretch between Montgomery and Birmingham is not densely populated, nor filled with an abundance of tourist attractions. Without doing the search I had planned, let me see if I can list a variety of attractions. Lake Martin is east of I-65. Over near Sylacauga is DeSota Caverns. North of Birmingham is Rickwood Caverns. The mountains don't stretch that far south into Alabama, but he can go northeast to Cheaha State Park, with the highest point in the state of Alabama. North of there, in DeKalb County, is Mentone, with another state park. Little River Canyon is in that area.

What else? There's Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Wind Creek State Park, Brierfield Ironworks State Park, Talledega National Forrest, and many other state parks from the Gulf to the Appalachian Mountains. There is the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Pickens County Courthouse/Face in the Window, Fort Cusseta, Chattahoochee Indian Heritage Center, covered bridges, historic districts in many towns, a coal mine museum, and more. We have a Shakespeare Festival and a Renaissance Festival. For those interested in Civil Rights stuff, theres the Civil Rights Memorial,
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, Rosa Parks Museum, and more. Country music fans might like the Hank Williams Museum and statue or the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

Geez, I did a search on Alabama and came up with this representative list. There is also the only Mercedes-Benz museum outside of Germany. Or Huntsville’s U.S. Space & Rocket Center created U.S. Space Camp. If golf is more your speed, consider the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, which The New York Times called “some of the best public golf on Earth.” Its reach extends through North Alabama with Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham, Silver Lakes near Anniston and Hampton Cove in Huntsville.