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Interesting Places to Visit in Alabama
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items Check out this list of very interesting places to visit/see in Alabama!
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This is such a beautiful place to visit with so many different beautiful views and so many different trails & springs.
Cheaha State Park | Alapark
Many different trails and different views from a cool wooden walkthrough the woods, to a beautiful overlook, to cool old structures, and more! Super cool & fun for all ages. Dogs are allowed too.
Red Mountain Park
Such an amazing natural bridge to see. Pictures do not do justice. This is a must visit.
Natural Bridge Park
Such a beautiful place to visit at night for a view of the city. 🏙️
Vulcan Park and Museum
The most beautiful trails to walk on. Kid & dog friendly. One trail goes to a little beach, one goes to a pier, one goes to a little picnic area, one goes to a river, one goes to a beautiful scenic tree and other areas. Such a fun & free plac...
Village Pointe Preserve Park Trail System, Daphne, Alabama
Bring the kids here to see some alligators for free! Just walk along the boardwalk and you’re sure to see one- at least!
Gator Boardwalk
Beautiful castles that are rented out, so you can’t go inside, but they’re so interesting and they do allow people to walk through and see them from the outside. Just take a little walk downtown and put the castles in your route and you’ll be sure to...
Fairhope Storybook Castles
If you like history, old structures, have horses, want somewhere cool to stay, or just want to explore- THIS is your place!! Fun and interesting for the whole family and tons of places near to check out while you’re in the area!
Historic Blakeley State Park
A free, educational place to take the kids and see cool things, animals, and more! Near Blakely State Park, the battleship, and more!
AWF Delta & Bay Conservation Center
The Battleship is such an interesting place to visit. For all ages. There’s so much to see and it’s not just the battleship you get to explore. There’s planes, submarines, etc.
Home - USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Such a nice little beautiful trail which also has a little waterfall on the side, ponds, down to a bridge, all with beautiful flowers along the way.
Mobile Japanese Garden
This is a must, if only for the view! Some think it’s pricey, but the view alone is worth it!
Dauphin’s Casual Fine-Dining
Such a beautiful garden to visit. No matter the season, it’s always beautiful. They also do the most beautiful lights and displays during Christmas time!
Home - Bellingrath Gardens - The Charmed Spot of the South
Make a fun day in Dauphin Island and be sure to include this one! Such an interesting, historic place to visit. Right by the beach, the ferry, and the Sea Lab.
Fort Gaines
A date night must. Grab some drinks/food downstairs, then go up & enjoy this beautiful rooftop view of the city at night. 😍
Greer's St. Louis Market
You can walk or ride through it & it’s not much, but it’s so beautiful at night! Be careful because it’s not the best area per se and has lots of homeless people. But it’s one of those you at least have to ride through at least once. Me personall...
Rainbow LED Tunnel - Downtown Birmingham
Such a cool and beautiful building and street corner in general. “The John Hand Building (formerly the American Trust & Savings Bank Building) is indeed part of the historic "Heaviest Corner on Earth" intersection in Birmingham, Alabama. Located ...
John Hand Building Condominiums
Super pretty gardens in Birmingham!
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
A cool, historic place to visit with a “spooky” background. Some say it’s haunted.
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
At least go for the picture 🤣🤷🏻♀️
Rotary Trail Birmingham
Such an amazing thing to see! Cool for all ages! Enjoy the light show in the caverns!
Majestic Caverns
Tbh, I’m just obsessed with the sign. Never been inside 🤣🤷🏻♀️
Alabama Theatre
Cool waterfall to see!
Little River Canyon National Preserve
This is such an awesome place to visit! For all ages! SO many huge, awesome rocks to walk through, climb through, and just explore. You can also do rock climbing.
Explore camping and more at Cherokee Rock Village!
Cool hikes & trials with waterfalls
Best hikes and trails in Double Springs
Such a beautiful little place with rocks and waterfalls.
Caney Creek Falls Trail [PRIVATE PROPERTY], Alabama
Such an odd, interesting thing that you have to visit if you’re in the area! There are more cool things right here to check out when you go!
Lady in the Marina
Such a cool little place to visit near the Lady in the lake and dinosaurs in Elberta!
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See if you can spot all of the dinosaurs! Then check out the other interesting spots along the way!
Dinosaurs in the Woods, Elberta, Alabama
Head on over to alligator alley to see TONS of alligators. Small and huge!
Alligator Alley
In Alabama, you’ll find a giant troll named “Mama Zelda” hiding in the magical “Mother Earth Troll Garden” within the Huntsville Botanical Garden! Mama Zelda rises 18 to 20 feet tall among the winding paths, her planted “hair” blending into the green...
Mother Earth Troll Garden
🎨 Birmingham Museum of Art 🖌️
Could this be the best FREE indoor spot for families on break?
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📍 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL
⏰ Open Tuesday–Sunday
💸 Free admission and free parking!
🧩 Bart’s ArtVent...
Birmingham Museum of Art
Must go see these falls!
DeSoto State Park | Alapark
The coolest Airbnb in Cullman, AL!
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28-acre hidden gem founded in 1887 and recognized as Morgan County's oldest continuously operated city park. Renowned New York landscape architect Nathan Franklin Barrett designed the park, which the park beautifully blends traditional, formal garden...
Delano Park
One of the most unique places to visit. This sandstone gorge in the Appalachian Mountain foothills has an air of mystery that’s only enhanced by its resident glow worms. You can see these rare insects known as dismalites during special night tours. A...
Dismals Canyon
Another of our hidden beautiful places is Ave Maria Grotto, which is located on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey. In 1918, Benedictine monk, Brother Joseph Zoetl, began using any materials on hand to build miniature reproductions of famous religious ...
Ave Maria Grotto
For the bookworms who love delightfully extra things, the Alabama Booksmith in Homewood is a treasure. Every title here is signed by the author. Unless it's a rare, out-of-print edition, they're sold for face value. The bookstore has been operating s...
Alabama Booksmith
Just 40 miles southwest of Birmingham, you’ll find an atmosphere unlike any in the world at the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge. The Cahaba is Alabama’s longest free-flowing river at about 200 miles in length. Lucky for us, it has the perfect c...
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
Surround yourself with whimsy at Montevallo's Tinglewood Trail in Orr Park. The park covers about 40 acres along Shoal Creek and is naturally beautiful on its own. However, a local artist made it even more delightful after a storm in 1993. Seeing man...
Orr Park
"The grass so green. Skies so blue. Spectre is really great!" I can't tell you how tempting it was to write nothing more here than to quote this three-line literary masterpiece by fictional poet Norther Winslow in Tim Burton's 2003 movie, "Big Fish."...
Town of Spectre
Such an awesome place!! Stay in a cave!! How cool!
Smith Lake Cave — Sleep Inside a Cave