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1

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

2

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

3

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

4

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

5

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

6

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

7

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

8

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

9

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

10

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

11

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

12

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

13

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

14

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

15

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

16

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

17

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

18

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

19

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

20

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

21

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

22

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

23

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

24

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

25

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

26

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

27

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

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Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

29

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

30

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

31

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

32

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

33

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

34

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

35

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

36

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

37

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

38

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

39

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

40

Capitole de l'État de l'Alabama

Depuis 150 ans, le Capitole de l'État de l'Alabama surplombe le centre-ville de Montgomery depuis son emplacement au sommet d'une colline. Ce monument historique national est un musée en activité sur l'histoire et la politique de l'État. La Confédération a commencé dans la chambre du Sénat lorsque les délégués des États du sud ont voté pour établir une nouvelle nation en février 1861. Un peu plus d'un siècle plus tard, au printemps 1965, la marche de Selma à Montgomery pour le droit de vote a culminé sur les marches du Capitole. Le Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. a prononcé l'un de ses plus grands discours devant environ 25 000 personnes. Le Capitole de l'État de l'Alabama est désormais reconnu comme une destination officielle sur le US Civil Rights Trail avec plus de 100 emplacements dans 14 États.

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Musée Hank Williams

Le musée Hank Williams à Montgomery est la destination numéro un pour les fans de musique country du chanteur country le plus célèbre de l'histoire, Hank Williams. Le Musée n'est pas seulement une halte touristique, c'est un pas en arrière dans la vie de la première superstar de la musique country, Hank Williams. Vous serez captivé par le charme méridional du Musée et envoûté par les artefacts, dont sa Cadillac Baby Blue de 1952. Il n'y a jamais eu, et il n'y aura jamais, un autre Hank Williams. Il était le Shakespeare de l'homme ordinaire et a capturé l'espoir, la douleur et les rêves de son âme dans la chanson.

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Musée des pionniers de l'Alabama

Le musée de l'Alabama, situé à l'intérieur du département des archives et de l'histoire de l'Alabama, est le musée d'histoire de l'État. Présentant des expositions interactives de qualité Smithsonian, le musée est la seule destination où vous pouvez explorer l'histoire de l'Alabama de la préhistoire à nos jours. L'entrée est toujours gratuite.

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Le musée F. Scott et Zelda Fitzgerald

Le seul musée consacré à la vie et à l'héritage de F. Scott et Zelda Fitzgerald est situé dans cette ancienne maison des Fitzgerald. Le musée est situé au premier étage de la maison et est rempli d'artefacts et mis en scène pour ressembler à la période où ils occupaient la maison. F. Scott avait déjà écrit The Great Gatsby et travaillait sur son roman Tender is the Night, ainsi qu'un travail de scénariste sur Red-Headed Woman, un film de Jean Harlow tout en vivant dans la maison. Découvrez la vie de ce couple de l'âge du jazz si important pour la littérature américaine en visitant leur domicile actuel. Le musée F. Scott et Zelda Fitzgerald est situé à Cloverdale, le plus grand quartier paysager de jardins de l'État de l'Alabama et à seulement 5 minutes en voiture du centre-ville de Montgomery.

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Musée de l'ancien dépôt

Le musée Old Depot, officiellement enregistré sous le nom de musée d'histoire et d'archives du comté de Selma /Dallas, est situé à un pâté de maisons de l'avenue Water depuis l'hôtel St. James sur le terrain de l'ancienne zone de fonderie confédérée. C'est un musée d'interprétation qui abrite des souvenirs des hommes et des femmes qui ont contribué à faire de Selma la «ville reine de la ceinture noire». Cette zone était le site du Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, la fonderie de la guerre civile en activité de 1860 à 1865, où le Brooke Cannon a été fabriqué. Il a fallu plusieurs jours aux Raiders de Wilson pour détruire totalement le bastion de la fabrication. Le bâtiment en briques rouges et pierres taillées dans le style néo-roman a été construit ca. 1890. Le bâtiment est une propriété contributive au «quartier historique de Water Avenue» de Selma qui est inscrit au registre national des lieux historiques et documenté dans certaines photographies de l'enquête sur les bâtiments historiques américains.

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Musée des manèges de la liberté

En 1961, des groupes de volontaires sont entrés dans l'histoire en remettant en question la pratique des voyages séparés dans le Sud. Ils se sont appelés Freedom Riders alors qu'ils franchissaient les barrières raciales dans les dépôts et à bord des bus. Les Freedom Riders de 1961 n'ont pas commencé ni terminé leur voyage à Montgomery, en Alabama, mais leur arrivée a changé la ville et notre nation. Le Freedom Rides Museum a ouvert ses portes en 2011 dans la gare routière historique de Greyhound où les Freedom Riders sont arrivés à Montgomery le 20 mai 1961. Les Freedom Rides ont atteint l'objectif de mettre fin à la ségrégation raciale dans les transports publics interétatiques.

46

Centre commémoratif des droits civiques

La mission du Civil Rights Memorial Center est de servir d'instrument d'éducation, de réflexion et d'action pour les droits civils et humains. Le Centre abrite le Civil Rights Memorial, conçu par Maya Lin en 1989, inscrits sur le mémorial sont les noms d'individus qui ont perdu la vie dans la lutte pour la liberté pendant le mouvement moderne des droits civiques - 1954 à 1968. Les martyrs comprennent des militants qui ont été la cible de mort en raison de leur travail en faveur des droits civiques ; victimes aléatoires de justiciers déterminés à stopper le mouvement; et des individus qui, dans le sacrifice de leur propre vie, ont apporté une nouvelle prise de conscience à la lutte. En plus des expositions sur les martyrs du mouvement des droits civiques, le Memorial Center abrite un théâtre de 75 places, une exposition interactive sur l'activiste d'aujourd'hui et une salle de classe pour des activités éducatives.

47

Pont Edmund Pettus

Le pont Edmund Pettus, maintenant un monument historique national, a été le site des coups brutaux du BloodySunday contre les marcheurs des droits civiques lors de la première tentative d'une marche de Selma à Montgomery pour le droit de vote. Les attaques télévisées ont été vues dans le monde entier, suscitant un soutien public aux militants des droits civiques de Selma et à la campagne américaine pour le droit de vote. Après le Bloody Sunday, les manifestants ont tenté une fois de plus avant qu'une dernière et troisième marche n'aboutisse à la marche réussie des droits de vote de Selma à Montgomery.

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Le théâtre Davis

Le Davis Theatre est un point de repère du centre-ville de Montgomery et est l'un des rares théâtres historiques encore debout dans le sud. Les débuts du théâtre en tant que palais du cinéma pour les «talkies» et les spectacles de vaudeville jusqu'à son fonctionnement actuel par l'Université de Troy en tant que théâtre des arts de la scène. Cette visite vous emmènera à l'intérieur pour voir et découvrir son histoire. Vous voudrez peut-être nous contacter avant votre visite car cette "petite visite à pied" informative ne peut pas être effectuée pendant les représentations.

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Musée des beaux-arts de Montgomery

Le Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts abrite plus de 4 000 œuvres d'art, composées principalement de peintures et de sculptures d'artistes américains du XVIIIe au XXIe siècle. La collection du musée comprend également de l'art régional du Sud, des estampes anciennes et des arts décoratifs. La galerie ArtWorks, populaire auprès de tous les âges, est un espace attrayant et interactif conçu pour compléter la collection permanente du Musée avec des reproductions en 2 et 3 dimensions et des œuvres d'art créées par des artistes régionaux. Le jardin de sculptures John et Joyce Caddell, ajouté à l'automne 2018, se compose d'installations sculpturales changeantes et permanentes. L'entrée au MBAM est gratuite et le stationnement est gratuit. Faites des plans pour visiter bientôt!

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Musée d'apprentissage de la faune de Mann

Le zoo de Montgomery est une installation zoologique de 40 acres située à 10 minutes du centre-ville historique de Montgomery. Le zoo présente des habitats des cinq continents avec des expositions naturelles sans obstacles pour plus de 400 animaux. Dînez au café Overlook, visitez la boutique de souvenirs et faites un tour en train autour du parc pour vivre une expérience complète. Les manèges supplémentaires et les animaux visibles incluent le Zoofari Skylift, Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo et Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift est un supplément au trajet. Zoo pour enfants (pas d'entrée pour le moment en raison du virus COVID-19, les animaux sont visibles et peuvent être caressés et nourris depuis l'extérieur de l'enceinte)

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Bibliothèque et musée Rosa Parks

Le musée Rosa Parks est dédié à la vie et à l'héritage de Rosa Parks et des nombreux fantassins du Montgomery Bus Boycott. Notre Children's Wing abrite notre Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, qui explore l'évolution de la ségrégation "séparée mais égale".

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Église baptiste du tabernacle

Fondation à but non lucratif pour raconter et préserver l'histoire historique de la congrégation de l'église de 1884 à aujourd'hui avec un accent particulier sur la dénomination baptiste et les contributions et l'influence des droits de vote. Les horaires du samedi au dimanche sont uniquement sur rendez-vous..

53

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

54

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

55

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

56

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

57

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

58

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

59

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

60

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

61

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

62

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

63

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

64

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

65

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

66

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

67

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

68

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

69

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

70

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

71

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

72

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

73

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

74

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

75

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

76

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

77

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

78

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

79

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

80

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

81

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

82

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

83

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

84

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

85

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

86

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

87

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

88

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

89

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

90

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

91

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

92

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

93

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

94

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

95

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

96

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

97

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

98

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

99

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

100

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

101

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

102

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

103

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

104

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

105

Alabama State Capitol

For 150 years the Alabama State Capitol has overlooked downtown Montgomery from its hilltop setting. This National Historic Landmark is a working museum of state history and politics. The Confederacy began in the senate chamber when delegates from southern states voted to establish a new nation in February 1861. A little more than a century later in the spring of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights culminated at the capitol steps. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made one of his greatest speeches to an estimated 25,000 people. The Alabama State Capitol is now recognized as an official destination on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail along with more than 100 locations across 14 states.

106

Hank Williams Museum

The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery is the number one destination for country music fans of the most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams. The Museum is not just a tourist stop, it is a step back into the life of Country Music's first superstar, Hank Williams. You will be captivated by the southern charm of the Museum and spellbound by the artifacts, including his 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, another Hank Williams. He was the Shakespeare of the common man and captured the hope, the pain, and the dreams of his soul in song.

107

Pioneer Museum of Alabama

The Museum of Alabama, located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History, is the state's history museum. Featuring Smithsonian-quality, interactive exhibits, the Museum is the only destination where you can explore Alabama's story from prehistory to the present. Admission is always free.

108

The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The only museum dedicated to the lives and legacies of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is located in this former home of the Fitzgerald’s . The museum is located on the first floor of the home and is filled with artifacts and staged to look like the time period they occupied the home. F. Scott had already written The Great Gatsby and was working on his novelTender is the Night,as well as a screenwriting job onRed-Headed Woman, a Jean Harlow movie while living in the home. Learn about the lives of this Jazz Age couple so important to American literature will visiting their actual home. The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum located in Cloverdale the largest garden-landscaped neighborhood in the state of Alabama and only a 5-minute drive from downtown Montgomery.

109

Old Depot Museum

Old Depot Museum, officially registered as the Selma/Dallas County Museum of History and Archives, is located a block down Water Avenue from the St. James Hotel on the grounds of the former confederate Foundry area. It is an interpretive museum that houses mementos of the men and women who helped make Selma the “Queen city of the Black Belt.” This area was the site of the Greater Confederate National Ordinance Works, the Civil War foundry in operation from 1860 until 1865, where the Brooke Cannon was manufactured. It took Wilson’s Raiders several days to totally destroy the manufacturing stronghold. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey.

110

Freedom Rides Museum

In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation. The Freedom Rides Museum opened in 2011 in the historic Greyhound Bus Station where Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery on May 20, 1961. The Freedom Rides accomplished the goal of ending racial segregation in interstate public transportation.

111

Civil Rights Memorial Center

The Civil Rights Memorial Center’s mission is to serve as an instrument for education, reflection, and action for civil and human rights. The Center is home to the Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin in 1989, inscribed on the memorial are the names of individuals who lost their lives in the struggle for freedom during the modern Civil Rights Movement - 1954 to 1968. The martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle. In addition to exhibits about Civil Rights Movement martyrs, the Memorial Center houses a 75-seat theater, an interactive exhibit of today's activist and a classroom for educational activities.

112

Edmund Pettus Bridge

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, now a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the brutal BloodySunday beatings of civil rights marchers during the first attempt of a Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights. The televised attacks were seen all over the world, prompting public support for the civil rights activists in Selma and for the American voting rights campaign. After Bloody Sunday, protestors attempted once more before a final and third march resulted the successful Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

113

The Davis Theatre

The Davis Theatre is a downtown Montgomery landmark and is one of only a handful of historictheatres still standing across the South. Learn more the theatre’s start as a as a Movie Palace for “talkies” and Vaudeville shows to its current operation by Troy University as a Performing Arts Theatre. This tour will take you inside to see and learn about its history. You may want to contact us ahead of your visit as this informative “small walking tour” cannot be conducted while performances are being held.

114

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is home to over 4,000 works of art, consisting primarily of paintings and sculpture by American artists from the 18th to the 21st century. The Museum’s collection also includes Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. The ArtWorks Gallery, popular with all ages, is an engaging, interactive space designed to complement the Museum’s permanent collection with 2-and-3-dimensional reproductions and art created by regional artists. The John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden, added in the fall of 2018, consists of both changing and permanent collection sculptural installations. There is no charge for admission to the MMFA and parking is free. Make plans to visit soon!

115

Mann Wildlife Learning Museum

The Montgomery Zoo is a 40-acre Zoological facility located 10 minutes from historic downtown Montgomery. The zoo features habitats from five continents with natural, barrier-free exhibits for 400+ animals. Enjoy dining at the Overlook Cafe, visit the gift shop and take a train ride around the park to get the complete experience. Additional rides and viewable animals include the Zoofari Skylift , Giraffe Encounter, Petting Zoo, and Parakeet Cove. Zoofair Skylift is an additional charge at the ride. Petting Zoo (no entry at this time due to COVID-19 virus, animals viewable and can be petted and fed from outside enclosure)

116

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

The Rosa Parks Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and the numerous foot soldiers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Our Children's Wing houses our Cleveland Avenue Time Machine, which explores the evolution of "separate but equal" segregation.

117

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Non-profit foundation to tell and preserve historic story of church congregation from 1884 to present with special emphasis on Baptist denomination and voting rights contributions and influence. Hours Sat-Sunday are by appointment only..

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