Montgomery Airport 18 min
The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum (11 min) Preserved Jazz Age family home of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald & wife Zelda, containing art & books. Rosa Parks Museum (12 min) This museum about the people & events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott has a children's wing. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (5 min) Fine American art, both classic & modern, including a sizable African-American art collection. Alabama Department of Archives & History (9 min) Local & historic state archives plus a museum with classes for kids in large, stately quarters. Blount Cultural Park (5 min) Sizable city park with walking trails, a dog park, duck ponds & statues in a picturesque setting. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (10 min) Solemn site with sculptures & exhibits testifying to the history of racial lynching in the US. Freedom Rides Museum (12 min) Historic Greyhound bus station commemorating the antisegregation activism of a 1961 on-site protest. First White House of the Confederacy (9 min) Built in 1835, this house served as the residence of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (11 min) 19th-century Baptist church associated with Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement. Alabama State Capitol (10 min) Greek Revival 19th-century building where the Confederacy began, with guided tours & a gift shop. The Hank Williams Museum (12 min) Tribute to the country star with memorabilia, instruments, iconic clothing & personal artifacts. The Legacy Museum (12 min) Museum and art Civil Rights Memorial (11 min) Monument & education facility dedicated to the men & women who fought for American civil rights. Old Alabama Town (11 min) Montgomery Zoo & Mann Wildlife Learning Museum (12 min) This enduring, 40-acre zoo features over 700 animals, plus a museum with taxidermy displays. |