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Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue . and you can dig into plenty of Gulf-Coast beaches; art and other museums; antebellum mansions and other historic sites; plus golf and other outdoorsy pursuits. Oh, and would you believe a Shakespeare festival?

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Selma´s Edmund Pettus Bridge & the Civil Rights Trail

DXR0 This town of 18,000 in south central Alabama was a central focus in the voting-rights campagn of the 1960s, especially as the site of three marches to state capital Montgomery spearheaded by MLK as well as other figures such as Ralph Abernathy and the late eventual Congressman John Lewis. These marches were critical in marshalling support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - especially the first one, during which marchers were brutally beaten by police on this very bridge. Other important…

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Good ol´ Alabama BBQ!

vwcampin In this Deep-South state, usually hickory-smoked pork (top) is served chopped, sliced, or pulled (slow cooked at low temperatures, then pulled apart), often in a sandwich, served with coleslaw and dill pickles. Barbecue sauces are similar to those favored in North and South Carolina (see below), but Alabama also boasts its own local concoction, made of mayonnaise, apple-cider vinegar, lemon juice, horseradish, salt, and cayenne and black pepper.read post

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Gulf Shores & Orange Beach cited in 'Themed Itineraries in the USA Satisfy Many People's Interests'

Some people are traipsing through lovely landscapes as others explore history from days of North America's earliest tribal peoples to the present. Avid birders use binoculars to spot colorful feathered friends in flight while canoers and kayakers dip paddles into the water. At the end of the day, many of these visitors to Panama City, Florida, belly up to an oyster bar to enjoy freshly shucked bivalves prepared in a variety of ways. These seemingly disparate activities and attractions…

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Alabama landmarks cited in '12 Top Destinations for African-Diaspora Travel'

dmbaker Welcome to February! Since 1970, it's also been Black History Month in the USA, and since 1995 in Canada, as well (whereas it's observed in October in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands). And though the reason for the African diaspora was tragic and horrific - the brutal, centuries-long trafficking of human slaves - it has also enriched many parts of the world, and indeed, world culture as a whole. So what better way to kick BHM off than with a look at a dozen of the…

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Barbara Necker December 15, 2024 at 4:46pm

This brought back memories of my own visit a few years ago https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-to-eat-stay-and-play-in-mobi...

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Mobile, Alabama

The burgeoning alternative to New Orleans is home to gulf oysters, bountiful nature, and America's original Mardi Gras.
Jordan Simon October 15, 2024 at 7:00pm

T+L takes a look at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach: https://www.travelandleisure.com/gulf-shores-and-orange-beach-alaba...
Max Pesling February 1, 2023 at 10:47am

A writer for the website TravelAwaits.com claims that Alabama is getting a rep as a winter hiking destination - who knew? And its writer offers eight great examples: https://www.travelawaits.com/2839998/best-hikes-in-alabama-during-w...
Helen Brown November 11, 2022 at 7:44pm

Many visitors to the Yellowhammer State head for the Gulf coast beaches and Mobile. But there are plenty of great destinations upstate, too, including Birmingham for its Civil Rights-era history. Huntsville for its space-industry complex, and Tuscaloosa thanks to its gracious 19th-century architecture (it was the state capital from 1826 to 1846), museums, culture, an ancient Mississippian archaological site, and nightlife (it's a college town, after all. And Microsoft Travel just ran a piece on some of the best things to do/see here: https://www.msn.com/en-za/lifestyle/travel/17-tourist-hotspots-in-t...

17 Tourist hotspots in Tuscaloosa that live up to the hype

17 Tourist hotspots in Tuscaloosa that live up to the hype
Northeast News August 17, 2010 at 8:43pm

Taylor Hicks and Courtney Cox
An old colleague of mine in Alabama tells me they've been hired to do endorsements of the Alabama coast. Do people really know who they are? And how effective is a "celebrity" endorsement like this in counteracting a serious p.r. problem?
Ed Wetschler July 8, 2010 at 1:03am

Oil on beaches, dead fish, and now, oil-spill scams. Be careful! http://bit.ly/dD7TZN

Avoiding Gulf Coast Oil Spill Charity Frauds and Job Scams

The good guys are volunteering and working overtime to undo the damage of the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster US history. Beware of fr…
Tripatini July 4, 2010 at 9:19pm

Now on the Tripatini blog: a post about great vacation stuff to do on the Gulf coast of Alabama (and its ne....

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