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Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, AL
"The Model City" ~ Population: 24,276

  
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Historic Homes & Buildings

Church of St. Michael and All Angels 1000 West 18th Street, P.O. Box 1884, Anniston, AL 36202, 205-237-4011, The building, completed in 1890, is an outstanding example of Norman architecture. Featuring 12 foot white Carrara marble altar, alabaster reredos, hand carved angels and crosses, magnificent stained-glass windows, a 95 foot bell tower, and an antique organ with nearly 3,000 pipes. Tours are available.  more... map

Glenwood Terrace Residential District P.O. Box 2168, Anniston, AL 36202, Glenwood Terrace, 256-231-7754, Offering tours of an eclectic collection of early to mid 20th century residential dwellings.


Historic Sites & Monuments

Centennial Memorial Park Seventeenth Street and Quintard Avenue, Anniston, AL 36202, 256-237-3536, 800-489-1087, Featuring an Alabama-shaped reflecting pool, 36 foot long Veterans Wall made of black Zimbabwe granite and engraved with names of 1,208 lost Vietnam veterans from Alabama, and two semi-circular walls engraved with the names of all Alabama veterans lost in war.  more... map

Coldwater Covered Bridge Located in Oxford City Park, 256-237-3536, One of Alabama's oldest remaining covered bridges. The bridge was built in 1850 and was moved from its original location in an effort to save it. The remains of a dam and mill can be seen upstream from where the bridge originally stood over Coldwater Creek. Coldwater Bridge is located in Oxford City Park.  more...


Museums & Galleries

Anniston Museum of Natural History 800 Museum Drive, P.O. Box 1587, Anniston, AL 36207, 256-237-6766, The Museum exhibits over 2000 natural history items ranging from a pre-history, lifesized Albertosaurus model to a preserved African elephant. An Alabama wildlife garden, nature trails and much more for the whole family to enjoy. Located near lodging and restaurants.  more... map

Berman Museum of World History 840 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 36202, Lagarde Park, 256-237-6261, Featuring historical objects of American West, world wars, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Jefferson Davis. Swords including one with 1,295 diamonds, silver of Adolf Hitler, bronzes by Remington and Russell and 19th-century European sculptors.  more... map

Wren's Nest Inc. Gallery 1604 Quintard Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201, 256-238-0710, 800-833-9736, Century-old carriage building featuring subjects such as wildlife and Southern themes; some humorous, some serious. Home gallery of Larry K. Martin. Offering original paintings, 200 print editions, and collectibles by this nationally known artist. more... map


Tours & Cruises

Tyler Hill Historic Residential District P.O. Box 2168, Anniston, AL 36202, East 6th and 7th Street off of Leighton Avenue, 256-231-7754, Offering driving tours of two story, Queen Anne Victorian homes built in the 1880s and 1890s, and centered around Tyler Square Park. The only intact Victorian neighborhood in Anniston.

Wright Dairy 241 Cane Creek Farm Road, Anniston, AL 36250, Alexandria,Highway 431 between Anniston & Gadsden, 256-820-1020, Started in 1947, this working dairy farm offers educational farm tours for groups of all sizes. Tours include a hayride tour of the farm pastures, a stop at the farm museum, demonstrations, a hands on visit to the nursery barn, and tasting of Wright Dairy milk. This is the only dairy producer, processor, and retailer in the state of Alabama.  more... map


Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

White Oak Vineyards 1484 Dry Hollow Road, Choccolocco Valley, AL 36207, 256-231-7998, Seller of wines including French hybrid reds and whites, fruit, and muscadine, muscadine jams, jellies, syrup, candles, logo items, and glasses. White Oak Vineyards is the home of the Wine and Rhododendron Festival. more...


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