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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.

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.

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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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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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!

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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The Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists Gallery is operated by the Alabama State Council on the Arts and highlights the work of living Alabama artists in rotating group exhibitions. The gallery is located on the first floor of the RSA Tower, located in historic downtown Montgomery.

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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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.

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.