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Aug 22nd, 2002 06:00 AM |
Skeerd is still representative of ignorant and prejudicial attitudes that can be found all over the country. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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, <BR>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. <BR> <BR>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 Huntsvilles 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.
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