2009 Official Alabama Vacation Guide - (Page 57) cities: ANNISTON 60 | BIRMINGHAM 62 | CHILDERSBURG 69 | NORTHPORT 75 | TUSCALOOSA 78 top ••• bottom Alabama Ballet in Birmingham, Museum of Natural History in Tuscaloosa, and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham. From dinosaur bones to the only meteorite known to have struck a human, the collection at the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Tuscaloosa reflects Alabama’s rich, natural diversity. The Alabama Mining Museum in Dora illustrates the difficult conditions endured by miners in the 1900s. Marion is home to both Judson College and Marion Military Institute. Elsewhere in the region are museums that one wouldn’t expect to find in Alabama. The artwork created by World War II German prisoners of war incarcerated in Alabama is exhibited at the Aliceville Museum. Personal items that belonged to George and Martha Washington make up the collection of the Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington in Columbiana. Adolph Hitler’s silver tea service, Asian art, and European sculpture are among the items on display at the Berman Museum of World History in Anniston. An entire Colonial village has been recreated at American Village in Montevallo. w w w. a l a b a m a . t r a v e l 57 http://www.alabama.travel
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