Things to do in Alabama - Welcome to ThingsToDo4u.com > an ultimate Travel blog. Today in this travel guide we are going to discuss about the things to do in Alabama, US. The Yellowhammer state Alabama is a popular southEastern state in U.S. It is also called 'Cotton state'. Many amazing facts are associated with this US state. Wright Brothers (Fathers of flying) had opened the 1st Civil aviation school of US here at Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama is also popular for having the world's largest cast iron statue 'Vulcan statue'. The longest NASCAR oval track (car racing track) of 4.28 km is located here at 'Talladega Superspeedway'.
Besides all, Alabama has many tourist places to visit like mountains, museums, beaches, the popular gulf shores, seafood restaurants, and other places. Here are many things to do in Alabama like you can visit the National memorial for peace and justice, you can visit the Gulf shores, you can visit Barber vintage motorsports museum, you can visit the Orange beach for some relaxation, you can visit the Big spring park, you can visit the DeSoto falls, you can explore the Adventure island, you can watch college football match in Jordan hare stadium, you can take part in the Rickwood cave adventure, and do other things. Let's see all the popular destinations and things to do in Alabama travel guide.
Things to do in Alabama, US
You can visit Gulf Shores, Alabama (Unique things to do in Alabama)
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This white sandy beach will be a perfect holiday place for a family with kids. It has a family friendly environment. If you love water sports and sunbathing then this place is for you. Kids are going to love this place because there are plenty of theme parks.
Here you can also visit the Gulf shores Welcome center where you will get complete guide. You can also enjoy cruise journey here on Big Fun dolphin cruise, Alabama gulf coast dolphin cruise.
You can also enjoy golfing in some of the popular golf courses here like Craft farms golf course, Cypress bend at craft farms, Kiva dunes golf course, Gulf shores golf club.
There are many resorts and hotels in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Some of them are Hilton hotel, The beach club resort & Spa, Hampton Inn, Klitzke house, Phoenix hotel, Holiday Inn express hotel, and others.
Gulf shores website
You can visit National Memorial for Peace and justice, Alabama
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This memorial is a tribute to those thousands African Americans who have been lynched. This place is also called National Lynching memorial. This place is perfect for school students, young kids, teenage and youngsters to understand the impact of slavery in a country. The memorial is beautifully designed specially the architectural design.
Other nearby places you can visit - Rosa parks library museum, Freedom rides museum, Court square fountain, Dexter Parsonage museum (Dr. Martin Luther King home), Civil rights memorial center.
Address-
417 Caroline St, Montgomery, AL 36104-3901
National memorial for peace and justice website
You can spent some quality time in Orange beach, Alabama
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If you are a beach lover and want to spent some quality time with stuffs like fishing, dolphin sighting cruises, golfing, nature hiking; then you must visit the Orange beach with your family. The nightlife here is also very entertaining with concerts, music plays, dancing in rocking roadhouses.
You can go for cruise/boat tours for live whale and dolphin watching. Some of the popular boats/cruises here are The fun boats Dolphin cruise, Cetacean cruises, Fairwater II charters, A-Pair-A-Dice private charters, Getaway charters, special sunset view cruises, Orange beach sailing charters.
If you are planning to stay here then you will get many popular hotels and resorts like Spring hill suites, Perdido beach resort, Turquoise place, Island house hotel, The tides hotel western premier, and others.
You can visit Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Alabama (Things to do in Alabama)
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If you are a motor sports, cars and motorcycles lover then you are going to like this museum where more than 700 modern and vintage motorcycles are displayed. Different types of motor bikes are here like drag bikes, race bikes, wartime bikes, off road bikes. Also information related to each bikes is displayed on boards.
This museum also has 90's grand Prix cars, vintage cars collection like the Ferrari and Lotus F1. A best place for racing sports enthusiasts.
Address-
6030 Barber Motorsports Pkwy, Leeds,
AL 35094, United States
Barber vintage Motorsports museum website
You can go to DeSoto falls, Alabama (Outdoor Things to do in Alabama)
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This beautiful waterfall is named after Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. This 104 foot waterfalls is very scenic and lovely. The flow of water and water fall view is stunning and gorgeous. Best time to visit here is Autumn. You can also visit here on normal season. You can go for a picnic here. Rails protection are given here so you can also go for a hike here.
There are other popular attractions here which are nearby 6 km like DeSoto state park, Cloudmont Ski resort, Sallie howard Memorial Baptist church, Brow park, Miracle pottery, and other places. There are also restaurants and cafes nearby like Wildflower cafe, Tigers Inn restaurant, Toke sushi Thai grill, Mi Casita mexican restaurant, and others.
Address-
Lookout Mountain Parkway, Mentone, AL
You can visit the Big Spring Park, Huntsville, Alabama (Things to do in Alabama)
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This park name is named on 'Big spring' which is the original water source where the city Huntsville is built. Its a very beautiful park and you can spend some relaxing time here. This park is also famous for many events and concerts like the Panoply arts festival, Big spring Jam music festival, Battle of Buffalo.
Kids are going to love this park because they can feed the ducks and Koi here by their own. Ice skating is also available here.
Other popular nearby attractions within 5 km - US Space and rocket center, Monte sano state park, Huntsville botanical garden, Harmony park safari, US veterans memorial museum, Von braun center, Bridge street town centre, and others. Some popular restaurants are also available nearby this location like Purveyor huntsville, Oshi poke bown sushi, Moe's original bar B que, Kaffeeklatsch, Jefferson street pub, La Esquina cocina, and others.
Address-
200 Church St NW, Huntsville, AL 35801-5541
You can explore the Adventure island, Orange beach, Alabama (Fun things to do in Alabama, US)
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This Amusement park has many things to explore like laser tag, go-karts, bumper boats, kiddie rides, erupting volcano replica, golf adventure, roller coaster simulator ride, paddle boat ride, and many other. The best among them is the erupting volcano replica with sound effects and fire. A nice and fun place to visit with family.
Some nearby popular locations within 5 km range - Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail, The Wharf (restaurants, bars, theatre complex, ice skating, shopping), orange beach waterfront park, Alabama point east, Orange beach sportplex, and other places.
Nearby restaurants and cafe within 5 km range - Sweet tooth at OWA, Live bait food spirits, Bubba seafood house, The Ruby slipper cafe, Beignets cafe, Rotolo Pizzeria, Waffle house, and others.
Address-
24559 Perdido Beach Blvd,
Orange Beach, AL 36561-3038
Adventure island official website
You can visit the Huntsville Botanical garden, Huntsville, Alabama
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This garden is extended upto 112 acre of space and has variety of specialty native plants, gardens, diverse ecosystem, wetlands, upland & bottomland forest. Places you can visit here are The Mathews nature Trail, The Native plants Teaching garden, Anderson education center. If you want to learn the ecosystem of plants, soil, birds then you must visit the Native plants teaching garden. The Botanical garden is very large with some beautiful scenery and sidewalks to roam. For children there is a butterfly house with turtles and frogs. You can feed them, take pictures. The walking paths here are well maintained. Here is also a gift shop and cafe for refreshment.
Address-
4747 Bob Wallace Ave SW, Huntsville, AL 35805-3390
Huntsville botanical garden website
Nearby attractions you can visit - Monte sano state park, US Veterans memorial museum, Big spring park, Harmony park safari, Bridge street town centre, Von braun center, Burritt on the mountain, Hays nature preserve, Huntsville museum of art, Earlyworks museum complex, Lowe mill arts, and others places.
Nearby restaurants/cafes - Table in the garden, Dogwood cafe, Las Parillas grill, Shinsegae oriental restaurant, Yellowhammer brewing, Great american grill, Blue plate cafe, Viet cuisine, Tims cajun kitchen, Connors steak & seafood, The nook, Viet huong vietnamese restaurant, La Alameda mexican, Pieology pizzeria, Toybox bistro, West end grill, Bravo cucina Italiana, City cafe diner, Steel city pops, BierGarten, and others.
You can watch college football match in Jordan Hare stadium, Auburn, Alabama
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If you are sports lover then you must visit the Jordan hare stadium which is a venue of football matches of the Auburn university, Alabama. This stadium is operated by Auburn university authorities. Its a huge football stadium and looks awesome.
Nearby locations within 5 km where you can also visit - Chewacla state park, Jule collins smith museum of fine arts, Toomers corner, SouthEastern Raptor center, Kiesel park, Davis Arboretum, Plainsman park, and other places.
You can also visit some of the nearby restaurants and cafes here like Chick fil-A, Starbucks, BurgerFi, Ariccia cucina Italiana, The depot, The hound, Momma Goldbergs Deli, Amsterdam cafe, Little Italy Pizzeria, and others.
Address-
251 S Donahue Dr, Auburn, AL 36849-0001
You can visit Blue moon farm, Silverhill, Alabama for some music and relaxation
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A relaxing and comfortable place for Music lovers. The atmosphere here is very friendly. Professional music performer, song writers and singers presents their music here. You can enjoy here different genres of music with acoustic quality. Peoples here are very friendly here, they share their meals, interact with each other, enjoy food and music. In one like its like a family reunion!
Other nearby popular locations within 10 km from here - Wales west R.V. Resort, Silverhill furniture and decore, Silverhill market, Alligator alley, Tom jones pottery, and other places.
Nearby restaurants - Jesses restaurant, Big daddys grill, Cafe Acadiana, Camellia cafe, Portabellas, Panini petes cafe, R Bistro pastry, Fly creek Marina sunset pointe, Kravers seafood restaurant, and others.
Address-
19375 Rada Rd, Silverhill, AL 36576-3243
You can visit the Rickwood Caverns state park, Warrior, Alabama (Things to do in Alabama)
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Its a very adventurous place which has 100+ narrow steep stairs. More than 60% of the cave is still active and growing. There is a swimming pool, hiking trails, water arrangements, playground, fresh gravel, restrooms, bath house. Arrangements of picnic tables were also available. Here you will find 13 sites of having different attractions. You can also take great family photos. This place is very entertaining and educational as well. You can ask your guide to give a brief narration of this place and its history. You can buy some gifts, or relax under the shade trees.
Address-
370 Rickwood Park Rd, Warrior, AL 35180-3568
Rickwood caverns state park website
You can visit the WaterVille park, Gulf shores, Alabama (Fun things to do in Alabama)
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WaterVille park is a popular amusement water park in Gulf shores city, Alabama. This 20-acre park has many amusement and water rides attractions for all age groups from kids, teenage and adults. Some of the popular water park attractions here are dune racer, crystal water river, gold rush, flow rider, trampoline launch pad, mini golf, jet stream, rainbow falls, north shore wave pool, shrimp boat village, triple dog dare, wawa world, screamin demon, and others.
Other popular nearby attractions within 5 km - Gulf shores public beach, Alabama gulf coast zoo, Gulf state park, Fort morgan road trail, chocolate corner, Bon secour national refuge, and others.
Nearby restaurants and cafes where you can enjoy food - Gulf shores seafood, Paula deens family kitchen, Hardees restaurant, Hog wild restaurant, Royal oyster, Kiva grill restaurant, King neptunes seafood restaurant, and others.
Address-
906 Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL 36542-5915
WaterVille park official website
You can visit DeSoto Caverns (Amusement family park) Childersburg, Alabama
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Its a popular attraction for fun and outdoor activities loving people. It has largest collections of stalactites and onyx-marble stalagmites. Here you can go for the Cave tour which has amazing lighting system and water show. Popular attractions here are gemstone panning, the maze, crystal mines. This place is also known as Alabama's big cave. When you enter the cavern you will find it like a big football room and very beautiful. There is also a gift shop, mini golf, few rides and rock mining.
Nearby restaurants/cafes within 10 km - Buttermilk Hill restaurant and bar, Augusts Barbeque, Old town grille, Batter up, The Italian cafe, Hometown BBQ & Grill, Lickin good donuts, Tierra Caliente, Good ole boys BBQ, El Vaqueros, Mama Rees restaurant, and others.
Address-
5181 Desoto Caverns Pkwy, Childersburg, AL 35044-5663
DeSoto caverns website
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