2009 Official Alabama Vacation Guide - (Page 105) NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS MUSEUM & INSTITUTE www.votingrightsmuseum.org. 334-418-0800. 1012 Water Ave. Open M-F 9-5; Sat. 10-3; Sun. by appt. Admission charged; senior & group rates. PC, TC, CC. Located near foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge. Pictorial history of voting rights struggle. Exceptional record of events and participants that made Civil Rights history. D-1(a). Top 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. OLD CAHAWBA ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK ANW CWT NRHP www.cahawba.org. 334-872-8058, 334-8752529. 9518 Cahaba Rd., Orrville. Open 9-5 (grounds); 12-5 (visitors center); special group tours by appt. Free. PC. Alabama’s 1st permanent capital and most famous ghost town. Visitor center, interpretive trails, river and prairie views, historic ruins, accessible nature trail, and picnic area. D-1(b, f, h, i, p). 10 attractions ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF TRAIL 11 locations across the state Attendance: 535,000 OLD DEPOT MUSEUM CWT NRHS www.olcg.com/selma. 334-874-2197. 4 Martin Luther King St. Open M-Sat. 10-4, Sun. by appt. Admission charged; senior, group & student rates. PC, TC. 1891 railway depot. Pre-history Indians through Voting Rights artifacts. Civil War room, Black Heritage wing, military room (pre WWI–Persian Gulf). Victorian firehouse, rail cars. Iraq D-1(b, c). OLD LIVE OAK CEMETERY NRHP www.SelmaAlabama.com. 800-45-SELMA, 334-875-7241. AL Hwy. 22 S. (Dallas Ave.). Open daylight hours. Free. Graves of Confederate soldiers and prominent Selma residents. Includes statue of Elodie Todd (half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln), William Rufus King, Benjamin Sterling Turner. OLD TOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT NRHP www.SelmaAlabama.com. 800-45-SELMA, 334-875-7241. Open 24 hrs. Free. Largest Alabama historic district. Beautiful antebellum Sturdivant Hall. 1250+ buildings dating from 1820s. Driving tour contains many historic sites (brochures available from Centre for Commerce) . BIRMINGHAM ZOO Birmingham Attendance: 515,000 U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER Huntsville Attendance: 475,000 MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER Birmingham Attendance: 380,000 USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park. PAUL M. GRIST STATE PARK www.alapark.com/parks/park.cfm?parkid=19. 800-ALA-PARK, 334-872-5846. 1546 Grist Rd. Open daylight hours. Admission charged. senior rates. PC, TC, CC. Located on 100-acre lake. Fishing, swimming, boat rentals, picnicking, improved and primitive camping, play areas, hiking trails. D-1(a, e, g–j). HUNTSVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS Huntsville Attendance: 300,000 PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 334-874-2145. 1000 Selma Ave. Open M-F 8:304:30 and for scheduled events. Free; Fee for special events. Visit authentically restored Walton Theatre and courtyard. D-1(b, f, n). ALYS ROBINSON STEPHENS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Birmingham Attendance: 275,000 SELMA ART GUILD GALLERY www.olcg.com/selma. 334-874-9017. 508 Selma Ave. Open Sat & Sun 12:30-4:30. Free. PC, TC. Located in turn-of-century cottage. Showcase for award-winning artists of Selma Art Guild. GULF COAST EXPLOREUM SCIENCE CENTER Mobile Attendance: 270,000 SLAVERY & CIVIL WAR MUSEUM 334-418-4889. 1410 Water Ave. Tours by appt. Admission charged; senior, group & child rates. PC, TC. Sister museum to National Voting Rights Museum. Permanent and temporary exhibits. Historical information on impacts and occurrences during slavery era in America. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MOBILE BAY CVB. MONTGOMERY ZOO Montgomery Attendance: 245,000 STURDIVANT HALL MUSEUM NRHP www.sturdivanthall.com. 334-872-5626. 713 Mabry St. Open Tu-Sat. 10-4. Admission charged; group, child & AAA rates. PC, TC. Neoclassical architecture (1853). 10-room mansion purchased by Sturdivant Museum Assn. Museum gift shop in original kitchen. Formal gardens of flowers, trees, shrubs. Period rose garden. D-1(b). USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL PARK Mobile Attendance: 225,000 ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Montgomery Attendance: 170,000 w w w. a l a b a m a . t r a v e l 105 http://www.votingrightsmuseum.org http://www.cahawba.org http://www.olcg.com/selma http://www.SelmaAlabama.com http://www.SelmaAlabama.com http://www.alapark.com/parks/park.cfm?parkid=19 http://www.olcg.com/selma http://www.sturdivanthall.com http://www.alabama.travel
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