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10 Great Places to Visit in Alabama

Alabama, nicknamed "The Heart of Dixie" isalso a variety of family attractions in the
known for its heritage as a key southernpark  outside  the  caverns.
state. Today the state contains an exciting
mixture of old and new. From traditional6. Early Works Museum Complex (in
agricultural events to high-tech rocketry,Huntsville): An impressive complex of three
there's  something  for  everyone.history museums including a hands-on history
museum  for  children  and a railroad museum.
Some  highlights to visit in Alabama include:
7. International Motorsports Hall of Fame
1. Ave Maria Grotto (in Cullman): Also knownMuseum (in Talladega): This museum, next door
as "Jerusalem in Miniature", and constructedto the Talladega Superspeedway records and
by Brother Joseph Zoetti, a Benedictine monk,celebrates the history of motorsports.
the Ave Maria Grotto is a 4 acre parkExhibits include the Budweiser rocket car
containing 125 miniature reproductions ofwhich was the first car to break the speed of
famous shrines and historical buildings fromsound.
around  the  world.
8. Noccalulua Falls Park (in Gadsden): A
2. Battleship Memorial Park (in Mobile): Home250-acre public park containing a legendary
to the battleship USS Alabama, the submarinewaterwall, as wall caves, Indian and civil
USS Drum, as well as many tanks and aircraft.war carvings, a pioneer homesteed, a
mini-golf  course,  a  petting zoo, and more.
3. Bellingrath Gardens and Home (Southwest of
Mobile): A beautiful 65-acre garden estate9. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (throughout
that offers walking tours, cruises on theAlabama): A must for golf-lovers. The Trail
Fowl river, and is home to an award-winningis a result of the largest golf course
rose  garden.construction project ever attempted. and
contains over 400 holes spread across
4. Birmingham Museum of Art (in Northmultiple  sites  around  the  state.
Birmingham): Contains an outstanding
collection  of  over  21,000  works  of  art.10. US Space & Rocket Center (in Huntsville):
contains the United States' largest
5. DeSoto Caverns Park (Southeast ofcollection space memorabilia and rockets
Birmingham): offers guided tours through theincluding the Pathfinder shuttle simulator
state's biggest cave which is 12 stories highand a Saturn V moon rocket.
and larger than a football field. There are



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