Things to do in Alabama

Alabama has an abundance of must-see attractions, including beautiful gardens, unique museums, and famous attractions. In this article, you will know the places to visit whenever you come to Alabama.

1. Fort Morgan State Historic Site Museum

Fort Morgan State Historic Site Museum

Fort Morgan State Historic Site Museum

In 1819, the Fort Morgan State Historic Site Museum construction started and was completed in 1834. The museum presents artifacts and memorabilia from the American Civil War and World Wars I and II, as well as nearby lighthouses. The fort was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

 

2. Alligator Alley

Alligator Alley

Alligator Alley is a farm that was established in 2004 and is designed as a natural environment. The alligators housed here were rescued from various places. You would get to see more than 450 alligators from babies to mature adults. As they relax, sunbathe, court, and nest. Apart from that you will get to see turtles, ospreys, owls, and bullfrogs.

 

3. Rosa Parks Museum

Rosa Parks Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is located on the Troy University at Montgomery satellite campus, in Montgomery, Alabama. This museum is named after civil rights activist Rosa Parks. This museum is significant to Montgomery because it exhibits events that occurred during the civil rights era in Alabama.

 

4. Huntsville Botanical Garden

Huntsville Botanical Garden

The Huntsville Botanical Garden is 118 acre (480,000 m2) botanical garden located at 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama, near the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The garden is ranked third on the list of Alabama’s top-paid tourist attractions. The gardens include a seasonal butterfly house, and aquatic, annual, daylily, fern, herb, perennial, rose, and wildflower gardens, as well as a nature path and collection of Flowering Dogwood trees.

 

5. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Rosenbaum House

Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House

The Rosenbaum House is the only structure in Alabama designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the only house of its kind in the southeast that can be viewed by the public. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is the only Wright building in Alabama and is one of only 26 pre-World War II Usonian houses.