In addition to obsession with football and racing - two topics that Southerners never tire of discussing - Alabama can boast of its intricate and fascinating history. Variety of landscapes - from the spurs of the Appalachian mountains to the subtropical coast of the Gulf of Mexico; the heritage of pre-war architecture and America's oldest carnival Mardi Gras in Mobile attract thousands of travelers from all over the world to Alabama
Large cities: Birmingham , Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Dothan
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How to get here
The largest international airport in Alabama is located in Birmingham. The airport operates flights from Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia and other major US cities. Private flights take Huntsville International Airport and the regional airports of Mobile and Montgomery
By bus
The carrier Greyhound Lines organizes communication between large and small cities throughout the state. There are Greyhound Lines bus stops in Aniston, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Opelika, Selma, Troye, Tuscaloosa and Tuskegee
By train
Amtrak's Crescent line runs daily between state cities: trains No. 19 and No. 20 ply from New Orleans to Washington and New York and stop at Aniston, Birmingham and Tuscalus
By car
Alabama can be reached via several major highways: from east to west, the state crosses I-10; from the east of the state in the south-west direction leads I-20; from the north-east of the state in the south-west direction - I-59; from the north-west of the state to Birmingham - I-22; from the north of the state to Mobile -I-65; from the east of the state to Montgomery - I-85.
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Beaches
The most popular beaches of Alabama are the beaches of the coastal cities of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, famous for its snow-white sand
Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions of Alabama
One of the main attractions of the whole of Alabama is the island of Dauphin Island, where several bird sanctuaries are located, most important of which is the Audubon Bird Sanctuary 66 hectares . Dauphin Island is the best bird-watching bird, the variety of which is amazing (there were 347 species recorded on the island) . During the spring migration, Dauphin Island is the first stopping point for many non-tropical birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan peninsula . In addition to The Fort Gaines (1821 g .), marked by the events of the American Civil War, and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab with the aquarium are located in the bay of Mobile on Dauphin Island; there are several historical sites and restaurants, but most of all tourists are attracted by the "semi-deserted" beaches of the island .
Birmingham
The symbol of the city of Birmingham and the largest cast-iron statue in the world is the giant statue of Vulcan - the Roman god of fire and blacksmithing (17 m) , erected under the project of the Italian architect Giuseppe Moretti in 1904 . Currently, this "icon" of the country's metallurgical industry stands proudly in the center of the restored and expanded park and now forms an integral part of Vulcan Park & Museum . At the Vulcan Museum visitors will get acquainted with the legendary past of Birmingham at the time of the discovery coal, limestone and iron ore, as well as with the lives of ordinary miners .
US Space and Missile Center
Huntingville is home to the US Space and Missile Center, a scientific museum and thematic lish the park at the same time .Here, visitors can learn about the role of Huntsville in creating the American "lunar" rocket, space race, the Apollo mission, the Space Shuttle program and the future missions of the NASA international space station, and trace the evolution of mankind's invasion into space, and see how engineers, scientists and astronauts train in one of the space camps . In addition, the space center has an IMAX cinema, attractions, exhibitions and video presentations .
Hank Williams Museum
In Montgomery there is a museum of Hank Williams, dedicated short life and career of American country singer. Among the personal belongings of Hank, the Cadillac of 1952 of release, in the back seat of which the singer died at the age of 29, stands out. Noteworthy are the museum of Francis Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, the museum of the American activist of the movement for the rights of blacks Rosa Parks and the Museum of Fine Arts with works of American artists and sculptors
Miniature town of Ave Maria Grotto
In Callman it is worth to visit "Ave Maria Grotto" a miniature city with 125 reproductions of the most iconic structures in the world . The grotto is due to the efforts of the Benedictine monk Joseph Zoettle, who devoted 50 years of his life to his creation . The predominant majority of miniatures in the grotto are p Msko-Catholic churches and monasteries, in particular the Basilica of St. Peter, the Abbey of Montecassino and the Grotto of the Holy Virgin Mary in Lourdes . The Chapel of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Spanish missions, German castles, South African shrines, accidentally skewed one pagan temple and the San Bernard Abbey power station, where Brother Joseph shoveled coal .
National parks and reserves
Alabama has several nature reserves and natural areas, including the Little River National Wildlife Refuge Canyon »b Fort Payne National Park, Horseshoe Bend National Park near Alexander City, Russell Cave National Monument near Bridgeport, Talladega National Forest and William B. Bankhad National Forest. And one of the most unusual places in Alabama is the crater of Vetumpk (Elmore district) with a diameter of 7.6 km and an age of about 83 million years.