Category Archives: America

Guide to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas

Indigenous peoples of Arkansas, the Quapaw, Caddo, Choctaw, and Cherokee, referred to this place as Valley of the Vapors. In 1818 the Quapaw ceded the land and Hot Springs, Arkansas has been known for many reasons to European settlers. It … Continue reading

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Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Mobile, Alabama

From maritime forest, to wetlands, and finally the sugary beach on the Gulf of Mexico, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Mobile gives hikers a peek into what natural Alabama once looked like. The refuge is one of the last … Continue reading

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Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama

Literary folk will rejoice in the fact that one of the four houses that F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda Sayre lived in survived. The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is a preserved Jazz Age home, … Continue reading

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama

There are over 4,000 works of art in the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts focusing primarily on American artists from the eighteenth century to the contemporary period. It is the oldest fine arts museum in Alabama with a great wealth … Continue reading

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First White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Alabama

Jefferson Davis was a senator of the United States who established the Smithsonian Institution, instituted the civil service system, and was involved in the construction of the Panama Canal. He was also the President of the Confederate States of America, … Continue reading

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Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery

Alabama has had five capitals during its history as a state, but since 1846 it has been in Montgomery. The Alabama State Capitol is built in a Greek revival style and was completed in 1851. A few years later as … Continue reading

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Visit the Natural Bridge of Alabama

The longest natural bridge east of the Rockies is located in northwest Alabama, just outside of Bankhead National Forest. The Natural Bridge of Alabama is privately owned; to visit there is a small admission fee ($3.50 in 2018) which is … Continue reading

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Caney Creek Falls in Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

One of Alabama’s four National Forests, Bankhead National Forest, is known as the land of a thousand waterfalls. It is located in northwestern Alabama a bit off the beaten path, under an hour and a half from Birmingham and Huntsville, … Continue reading

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Hike the Tinglewood Trail in Orr Park, Alabama

In between Birmingham and Montgomery is a magical trail with trees who took shape in the most peculiar way. Find your way to Orr Park and you will see the Tinglewood Trail is something out of a storybook. A stroll … Continue reading

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Peanut Depot in Birmingham, Alabama

Peanuts are the iconic snack of the south, so while traveling around Birmingham you should have a sack! You can find them raw, boiled, or roasted at the Peanut Depot [3009 Messer Airport Highway Birmingham, AL 35203] and whichever way … Continue reading

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