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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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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Капитолий штата Алабама

Вот уже 150 лет Капитолий штата Алабама возвышается над центром Монтгомери с вершины холма. Этот национальный исторический памятник является действующим музеем государственной истории и политики. Конфедерация началась в сенатской палате, когда делегаты из южных штатов проголосовали за создание новой нации в феврале 1861 года. Чуть более века спустя, весной 1965 года, Марш Сельмы и Монтгомери за право голоса завершился на ступенях Капитолия. Доктор Мартин Лютер Кинг-младший произнес одну из своих величайших речей перед примерно 25 000 человек. Капитолий штата Алабама в настоящее время признан официальным местом назначения на Пути гражданских прав США наряду с более чем 100 местами в 14 штатах.

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Музей Хэнка Уильямса

Музей Хэнка Уильямса в Монтгомери является местом номер один для поклонников кантри-музыки самого известного кантри-исполнителя в истории Хэнка Уильямса. Музей — это не просто туристическая остановка, это шаг назад в жизнь первой суперзвезды кантри-музыки Хэнка Уильямса. Вы будете очарованы южным очарованием Музея и очарованы артефактами, в том числе его Кадиллаком Baby Blue 1952 года выпуска. Никогда не было и не будет другого Хэнка Уильямса. Он был Шекспиром простого человека и воплотил в песне надежду, боль и мечты его души.

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Музей пионеров Алабамы

Музей Алабамы, расположенный в Департаменте архивов и истории Алабамы, является музеем истории штата. Благодаря интерактивным экспонатам Смитсоновского качества музей является единственным местом, где вы можете исследовать историю Алабамы от доисторических времен до наших дней. Вход всегда бесплатный.

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Музей Ф. Скотта и Зельды Фицджеральд

Единственный музей, посвященный жизни и наследию Ф. Скотта и Зельды Фицджеральд, расположен в этом бывшем доме Фицджеральдов. Музей расположен на первом этаже дома и заполнен артефактами, оформленными так, чтобы они выглядели так, как будто они жили в доме в то время. Ф. Скотт уже написал «Великого Гэтсби» и работал над своим романом «Ночь нежна», а также работал над сценарием «Рыжая женщина» по фильму Джин Харлоу, живя в доме. Узнайте о жизни этой пары эпохи джаза, столь важной для американской литературы, которая посетит их настоящий дом. Музей Ф. Скотта и Зельды Фицджеральд расположен в Кловердейле, крупнейшем районе штата Алабама с садами и всего в 5 минутах езды от центра города Монтгомери.

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Музей старого депо

Музей Old Depot, официально зарегистрированный как Исторический и архивный музей округа Сельма /Даллас, расположен в квартале вниз по Уотер-авеню от отеля St. James на территории бывшего литейного завода Конфедерации. Это интерпретирующий музей, в котором хранятся воспоминания о мужчинах и женщинах, которые помогли сделать Сельму «Королевой города Черного пояса». В этом районе располагались Национальные артиллерийские заводы Великой Конфедерации , литейный завод времен Гражданской войны, действовавший с 1860 по 1865 год, где производилась пушка Брук. Рейдерам Уилсона потребовалось несколько дней, чтобы полностью разрушить производственную цитадель. Здание из красного кирпича с каменной отделкой в стиле романского возрождения было построено ок. 1890. Здание является собственностью «Исторического района Уотер-авеню» Сельмы, которое внесено в Национальный реестр исторических мест и задокументировано на избранных фотографиях в Обзоре исторических зданий Америки.

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Музей аттракционов свободы

В 1961 году группы добровольцев вошли в историю, бросив вызов практике раздельного путешествия по Югу. Они называли себя Всадниками свободы, преодолевая расовые барьеры на складах и в автобусах. Всадники свободы 1961 года не начали и не закончили свое путешествие в Монтгомери, штат Алабама, но их прибытие изменило город и нашу страну. Музей Freedom Rides открылся в 2011 году на исторической автобусной станции Greyhound, куда Freedom Riders прибыли в Монтгомери 20 мая 1961 года. Freedom Rides достигли цели по прекращению расовой сегрегации в общественном транспорте между штатами.

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Мемориальный центр гражданских прав

Миссия Мемориального центра гражданских прав — служить инструментом для обучения, размышлений и действий в защиту гражданских прав и прав человека. В Центре находится Мемориал гражданских прав, спроектированный Майей Лин в 1989 году. На мемориале написаны имена людей, которые погибли в борьбе за свободу во время современного Движения за гражданские права с 1954 по 1968 год. Среди мучеников есть активисты. которые были намечены к смерти из-за их работы за гражданские права; случайные жертвы дружинников, решивших остановить движение; и люди, которые, пожертвовав своими жизнями, привнесли новое осознание в борьбу. Помимо экспонатов о мучениках Движения за гражданские права, в Мемориальном центре есть театр на 75 мест, интерактивная выставка современного активиста и класс для образовательных мероприятий.

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Мост Эдмунда Петтуса

Мост Эдмунда Петтуса, ныне являющийся национальным историческим памятником, был местом жестокого избиения участников марша за гражданские права во время первой попытки марша за избирательные права от Сельмы до Монтгомери. Телевизионные нападения были замечены во всем мире, что вызвало общественную поддержку активистов за гражданские права в Сельме и американской кампании за избирательные права. После Кровавого воскресенья протестующие предприняли еще одну попытку, прежде чем финальный и третий марш завершился успешным Маршем избирательных прав от Сельмы до Монтгомери.

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Театр Дэвиса

Театр Дэвиса - достопримечательность в центре Монтгомери и один из немногих исторических театров, все еще стоящих на юге. Узнайте больше: театр начинался как Дворец кино для «звуковых фильмов» и водевилей, а в настоящее время функционирует в Университете Трои как Театр исполнительских искусств. Этот тур проведет вас внутрь, чтобы увидеть и узнать о его истории. Вы можете связаться с нами до вашего визита, так как эта информативная «небольшая пешеходная экскурсия» не может быть проведена во время проведения представлений.

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Музей изящных искусств Монтгомери

В Музее изящных искусств Монтгомери хранится более 4000 произведений искусства, в основном это картины и скульптуры американских художников с 18 по 21 век. Коллекция музея также включает южное региональное искусство, гравюры старых мастеров и декоративно-прикладное искусство. Галерея ArtWorks, популярная среди всех возрастов, представляет собой увлекательное интерактивное пространство, призванное дополнить постоянную коллекцию музея двух- и трехмерными репродукциями и произведениями искусства, созданными местными художниками. Сад скульптур Джона и Джойс Кэдделл, добавленный осенью 2018 года, состоит как из меняющихся, так и из постоянных скульптурных инсталляций. Плата за вход в MMFA не взимается, а парковка бесплатная. Планируйте посетить в ближайшее время!

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Музей изучения дикой природы Манна

Зоопарк Монтгомери представляет собой зоологический объект площадью 40 акров, расположенный в 10 минутах от исторического центра города Монтгомери. В зоопарке представлены места обитания с пяти континентов с естественными безбарьерными экспонатами для более 400 животных. Наслаждайтесь ужином в кафе Overlook, посетите сувенирный магазин и прокатитесь на поезде по парку, чтобы получить полное впечатление. Дополнительные аттракционы и животные, которых можно увидеть, включают канатную дорогу Zoofari Skylift, встречу с жирафами, контактный зоопарк и бухту попугаев. Подъемник Zoofair Skylift оплачивается дополнительно. Контактный зоопарк (в настоящее время вход запрещен из-за вируса COVID-19, животных можно увидеть, их можно погладить и покормить снаружи вольера)

51

Библиотека и музей Розы Паркс

Музей Розы Паркс посвящен жизни и наследию Розы Паркс и многочисленным пехотинцам бойкота автобусов в Монтгомери. В нашем Детском крыле находится наша машина времени на Кливленд-авеню, которая исследует эволюцию «раздельной, но равной» сегрегации.

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Табернакальная баптистская церковь

Некоммерческий фонд, чтобы рассказать и сохранить историческую историю церковного собрания с 1884 года по настоящее время, уделяя особое внимание вкладу и влиянию баптистской деноминации и избирательных прав. Часы работы Сб-Воскресенье только по предварительной записи.

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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..

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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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