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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Alabama State Capitol
The United States Army Aviation Museum
The Bartram Canoe Trail
The Alabama Booksmith
The Birmingham Museum of Art
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
Cheaha Mountain
Alabama Farmer's Market
The Civil Rights Memorial
Dothan Forever Wild Trails
Foley Railroad Museum and Model Train Exhibit
Hank Williams Memorial and Grave
Little River Canyon National Preserve
The Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books
The Museum of Wonder
The Natchez Trace Parkway
Neversink Preserve
Shakespeare Gardens and Amphitheater
Sloss Furnaces
The MOOseum
William B. Bankhead National Forest
The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
- Alabama is best known as the home base of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, home to major landmarks such as the 16th Street Baptist Church, the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, and the Rosa Parks Museum.
- Visitors can explore a number of Civil Rights-related sites in the city for free, including the Alabama State Capitol Building, the terminus of the famed 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march.
- Beautiful free-admission wilderness areas abound, including the William B. Bankhead National Forest and Talladega National Forest, home to Cheaha Mountain, the state's highest peak.
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