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Montgomery, AL
"Capital City of Alabama" ~ Population: 201,568

  
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Armory Learning Arts Center 1018 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-241-2787, The Armory Learning Arts Center offers a variety of art-related classes including visual art, voice, and photography. In addition, the Armory is hometo the Arts Council of Montgomery, Alabama Dance Theatre, and the nationally recognized Armory Gymnastics.  map

Lambert Fun Zone 6820 Oats Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117, Corner of Atlanta Highway and Brown Springs Road, 334-420-4386, A 61,000 square foot facility with a rock climbing wall, roller skating rink, roller coaster Max Flight simulator, bumper cars, and more!


Historic Homes & Buildings

Alabama Judicial Building 300 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-4347, Home of Alabama's Supreme Court, this building also houses the Courts of Criminal and Civil Appeals and the State Law Library. map

Alabama State Capitol Bainbridge Street and Dexter Avenue, 334-242-3935, One of the few state capitols listed on the National Historic Register, this building is also the site where Jefferson Davis took oath of office as President of the Confederate States of America.

First White House Of The Confederacy (circa 1835) 644 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130, 334-242-1861, Italianate-style house was home to President and Mrs. Jefferson Davis while the capitol of Confederacy was in Montgomery. map

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Former Home (circa 1920's) 309 South Jackson Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, Dr. King and his family lived here from 1954 to 1960, when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. map

Murphy House 22 Bibb Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-240-1600, Now home of the Montgomery Waterworks Board. This antebellum mansion housed Union Troops during Reconstruction. Open Monday through Friday.  map

Old Alabama Town 301 Columbus Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-240-4500, Authentically restored 19-and early 20th-century buildings stretching along six blocks in historic downtown Montgomery. map

Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald Museum 919 Felder Avenue Apt. B, P.O. Box 64, Montgomery, AL 36106, 334-264-4222 or 334-262-9562, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived here from 1931 to 1932.  more... map

St. John's Episcopal Church (circa 1855) 113 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-262-1937, Gothic-style church, designed by Wills & Dudley of New York. Oldest Episcopal church in Montgomery. map

Teague House 468 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-3184, One of the South's finest examples of late Greek Revival architecture.  map


Historic Sites & Monuments

Civil Rights Memorial 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-264-0286, This memorial chronicles key events in the civil rights movements and bears the names of 40 men, women, and children died during such events. map

Hank Williams Statue Located in Lister Hill Park, A life-sized statue of country music star Hank Williams can be found across from the City Auditorium where his funeral was held. map

Maxwell Air Force Base West Montgomery off Bell Street, 334-953-6201, The Wright Brothers established the world's first civilian flying school on this site in 1910.


Libraries & Research Centers

Rosa Parks Library and Museum 252 & 220 Montgomery Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, Located at Troy University-Montgomery, 334-241-8615, The Rosa Parks Library and Museum serves as a historical milestone to those who strive to understand the event that began the famous boycott. The Children's Wing features a time-traveling bus, an archive room with videos, audio recordings, and images of the Civil Rights Movement. more... map


Museums & Galleries

Alabama Archives and History Museum 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-242-4363, Oldest state-funded archives in nation, housed in marble building completed in 1940. Grandma's Attic and Discovery Box are special hands-on galleries for children. map

Alabama Artists Gallery 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, AL 36130, 334-242-4076, State gallery designated to showcase the art and artists of Alabama. map

Alabama Cattlemens' Mooseum 201 South Bainbridge Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-265-1867, This Mooseum preserves the agricultural history of Alabama. It highlights the cattle industry from past to present day technological advances. map

Alabama Music Hall of Fame, The Highway 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL 35674, 256-381-4417, 800-239-AMHF, The Hall of Fame honors all of the state's notable music achievers with visual and audio showcases, a Walk of Fame, a portrait gallery, life-sized plaster casts, and real life wax figures.  more...

CAS Gallery & Frames 2690 Zelda Road, Suite F, Montgomery, AL 36106, 334-271-3772, This gallery offers fine art services, consulting, appraisals, brokerage, and sales.  more... map

Green Garden Gallery 1041 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106, 334-262-0775, The office, gallery and design center for nationally known Barbara Gallagher.  map

Hank Williams Museum, The 118 Commerce Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, Located in Downtown Montgomery, 334-262-3600, The official Hank Williams Museum is situated in the home where Williams lived from 1937 until 1953. The most complete collection of memorabilia with over 35 showcases, including his 1952 Cadillac, records and clothing, can be found here. The final resting place of Hank and Audrey Williams, Oakland Cemetery, is just five minutes from this museum. more... map

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 1 Museum Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117, 334-244-5700, Its permanent collection includes examples of 19th-and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, and Old Master prints. The museum also includes ARTWORKS, Alabama's first interactive fine arts gallery for children. more... map

New South Art Shop 115 Montgomery Street, Montgomery, AL 36106, 334-269-6200, Specializes in an eclectic group of handcrafted items from artist around the Southeast.  map

Sac's Gallery 2019 Clubview Street, Montgomery, AL 36106, Mulberry Street District, 334-265-9931, Founded in 1979, this co-op gallery features original works by local artists. more... map


Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Blount Cultural Park 6065 Vaughn Road, Montgomery, AL 36116, Near I-85, Exit 6 East Boulevard, 334-274-0062, The park offers 300 acres of rolling hills, three large lakes, the lovely Shakespear Gardens and is home for Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Roadways and walkways are open fron dawn untill one hour after the theatre closes. more... map

Fort Toulouse-Jackson Park Highway 231 North, Montgomery, AL 36092, Wetumpka, 334-567-3002, This 165-acre park contains the William Bartram Arboretum, a museum, historic buildings, and an indian mound. Campgrounds are on site.

Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum P.O. Box 210792, Montgomery, AL 36121-0792, Located off U.S. 231 North on Jasmine Hill, 334-567-6463, Known as Alabama's Little Corner of Greece, the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum features over 20 acres of year-round floral beauty and classical sculpture, including new statuary honoring Olympic heroes and mythical gods. A tour of Jasmine Hill offers spectacular and ever-changing views, including a full-scale replica of the Temple of Hera ruins as found in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Flame.  more...

Montgomery Zoo 2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery, AL 36110, 334-240-4900, Visit 40 acres featuring habitats from 5 continents with naturalistic, barrier-free exhibits for more than 700 animals. map

Shakespeare Gardens Vaughn Road/Woodmere Drive, East of East Blvd, 334-274-0062, This 56,700 square foot garden complex features plants, flowers, willow arbors, shade trees, and garden shrubs. There is also a thatched-roof pavilion and a 325-seat Amphitheater.  more...


Science & Technology

W.A. Gayle Planetarium 1010 Forest Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106, Oak Park, 334-241-4799, One of the major facilities of its kind in the U.S. The auditorium seats 235 people and is designed specifically for simulating natural sky by projecting images of sun, moon, planets and stars.  more... map


Tours & Cruises

Governor's Mansion (circa 1907) 1142 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, at the corner of South and South Perry Street, 334-834-3022, Driving tour only. Alabama governors and families have lived in this 17-room house since 1951. map


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