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Holidays in Alabama  -  Travel information Alabama.

Alabama is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States [ Gulf Coast ].

Regions in Alabama : Mountains Region, Metropolitan Region, River Heritage Region and Gulf Coast Region

Cities & Towns in Alabama : Auburn, Birmingham, Decatur, Dothan, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Talladega, Tuscaloosa and more.

Capital City Alabama : Montgomery.


camping, car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels & inns, travel agency, travel guides, transportation / traveling to alabama 

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Camping / Campgrounds / RV Parks

 Go Camping America
 Koa  -  Campgrounds of America
 National Park Service Campground and Tour Reservation Site
They hope you find this an easy and convenient way to make reservations for one of their country's diverse National Parks or Recreational Areas.
 Funroads - Get Outta Town!

Car Rental Alabama

 Holiday Autos -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

More Rental Cars? See Car Rentals

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Home Base Holidays
Home exchange vacations; enabling house swap holidays since 1985
 Home Exchange
 International Home Exchange
International Vacation Rentals & Home exchange

Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 HI-USA  -  American affiliate of the Hostelling International network

Hotels in Alabama

  -  Motel 6 and Red Roof
Alexandria, Anniston, Athens, Attalla, Auburn, Bessemer, Bessemer Homestead, Bessemer Junction, Birmingham, Boaz, Chickasaw, Collinsville, Daleville, Decatur, Dothan, Eight Mile, Fairhope, Gadsen, Gulf dale, Heflin, Homewood, Hoover, Hope Hull, Jacksonville, Lanett, Leeds, madison, Madison Point, Mobile, Montgomery, Mountain Brook, Opelika, Oxford, Ozark, Pelham, Prattville, Prichard, Saraland, Semmes, Southside, Talladega, Theodore, Tillmans Corner, Valley, vestavia Hills.

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 Hotels.com  -   

 Bed & Breakfast Association of Alabama
 Country Inns & Suites By Carlson

More hotels? See Page Hotels.

National Parks / State Parks

 Little River Canyon National Preserve
Little River flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. The river and canyon systems are spectacular Appalachian Plateau landscapes any season of the year. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, stream riffles and pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.
The park is open year round. The Canyon Mouth Park Unit is a day use area.

 Alabama State Parks
Inside you will find helpful information for planning your family vacation, weekend getaway or your next business conference. Everything from resorts, camping, boating, hiking trails, fishing, golf, cabin rentals, conference and meeting facilities and more.
Alabama State Parks : Joe Wheeler, Lake Guntersville, Rickwood Caverns, Lake Lurleen, Oak Mountain, Paul M. Grist, Chickasaw, Roland Cooper, Bladon Springs, Meaher, Gulf, Monte Sano, Cathedral Caverns, Buck's Pocket, Desoto, Cheaha, Wind Creek, Chewacla, Lakepoint, Blue Springs, Frank Jackson and Florala.

 Point Mallard Park
Point Mallard Park, in Decatur Alabama, a complete family recreational facility, offers the great outdoors activities like you've never experienced before! Point Mallard Park lies hidden among North Alabama's wooded pines, the 500-acre family recreational park lets you get in touch with nature 365 days a year.
 Ruffner Mountain Nature Center [ Birmingham ]
Ruffner Mountain is...
A natural oasis in the heart of Alabama's largest city.
A destination for hikers, birdwatchers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
A leader in nature education for students and the community.
A 1,011-acre nature preserve in the heart of the city, dedicated to preservation, education, and recreation for everyone.

 National Park Service
The NPS works with communities to preserve and care for neighborhood treasures. They also work with teachers to create unique opportunities for students to learn about history at the real places where events unfolded.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 -  Create your perfect trip to Alabama  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



Local Travel Organizations / Tour Operators :

 Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel
 Alabama Mountain Lakes
Enjoy some of America's finest sports fishing and camping. Experience the breathtaking natural beauty that offers endless opportunities for adventure and relaxation. For the sightseer, there's history and inspiration at every turn. Imagine your hand on the pump at the famous Helen Keller home or strolling through the amazing Ave Maria Grotto. All this wonder and so much more is just a short drive away. An Alabama Mountain Lakes visit promises a lifetime of memories.
 Outdoor Alabama  -  Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
 ®Space Camp Online [ Huntsville ]
 West Alabama Hunting and Fishing Trail
The area known as West Alabama, which extends from Mississippi's border through the heart of Alabama, is home to some of the best recreational hunting and fishing opportunities in the United States. West Alabama offers the longest deer season in the country and provides hunters with many world-renowned reserves featuring white-tailed deer, turkey, quail, wild boar, and duck. Hunters are sure to be challenged and awed as they hunt some of the most beautiful land, stay in the superb accommodations, and experience the quality hunting West Alabama has to offer.
Anglers also gather in West Alabama to experience the breathtaking lakes, rivers, and streams that flow across this area and offer unparalleled fishing.

Travel Guides Alabama / Travel Related Books

 Alabama e-brochure

Travel Guides USA [ Amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to the USA (Rough Guide Travel Guides) 
By Samantha Cook, Tim Perry (Editor), Greg Ward (Editor)
The Rough Guide to the USA is the most comprehensive and colourful guide to the fifty states available. There are lively accounts of every region and attraction from the bright lights of Broadway to the vast open plains of Wyoming. The guide gives refreshingly opinionated reviews of the established sights and landmarks as well as uncovering many of the lesser-known gems, allowing the visitor to make the most of their trip. There are feature boxes that provide information on a variety of subjects from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon. There are also maps and plans to help you navigate around the major attractions, inner city streets or interstates
Paperback 1440 pages (October 28, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides
USA (Lonely Planet Country Guides S.) 
By Loretta Chilcoat, Susan Derby, Beth Greenfield, Carolyn Hellor
This Lonely Planet guide covers all 50 U.S. states. It is packed with pre-trip planning advice, itinerary suggestions, distance charts and tips on the most interesting way of getting from A to B.
Paperback 1164 pages (March 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications 

Transportation / How do I get to

 Montgomery Airport  -  Montgomery Regional Airport / Dannelly Field [ MGM ]
 Birmingam Airport  -  Birmingham International Airport [ BHM ]
 Dothan Airport  -  Dothan Regional Airport [ DHN ]
 Gadsden Airport  -  Gadsden Municipal Airport [ KGAD ]
 Huntsville Airport  -  Huntsville International Airport / Carl T. Jones Field [ HSV ]
 Mobile Airport  -  Mobile Regional Airport [ MOB ]
 Muscle Shoals  -  Northwest Alabama Regional Airport [ MSL ]

 
British Airways is the UK's largest international scheduled airline. Whether customers are in the air or on the ground, British Airways takes pride in providing an excellent service experience.

 
American Airlines makes it easier than ever to visit the US - with up to 24 daily non-stop flights from the UK to over 200 destinations across the Americas, the Caribbean and beyond - as you'd expect from the world's largest airline.

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights to Alabama

International Rail - Rail passes, Trains and destinations, Plan your trip
Amtrak, America's leading train operator, offers a selection of rail passes for international travelers. The USA Rail Passes provide for travel in three different regions, or the entire United States, with varying travel durations. Click to find out more.

 Greyhound Lines

 Alabama Department of Transportation [ ALDOT ]
 Montgomery Area Transit System

 County Maps of Alabama
 Maps of Alabama [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]
 Mapblast! Driving Directions  -  streetmaps etc.
Provides interactive maps and driving directions, as well as extensive information on services and products near a user's address or travel route.
 Mc Nally  -  Route Planner Alabama / USA
 Multimap.com


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel

 Alabama Government  -  The Official Website of the State of Alabama

 Montgomery  -  Capital City Alabama

 Mountains Region
The Mountains Region provides one spellbinding landscape after another. It's laden with shimmering lakes, waterfalls, caverns and tree-crested mountaintops. Enjoy a myriad of outdoor activities or visit historic attractions in cities like Florence, Huntsville, Madison, Decatur and Cullman.
Athens Guntersville, Cullman Huntsville, Decatur Moulton, Florence Scottsboro and Fort Payne Tuscumbia
 Metropolitan Region
The Metropolitan Region is a diverse slice of the state. You'll find speed at Talladega Superspeedway, big-city living in Greater Birmingham, peaches like no others in Chilton County, the roar of water rushing over Noccalula Falls and M-Class cars easing along assembly lines at the Mercedes plant in Vance. Attractions, activities and events are waiting for you in places like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden.
Alexander City Jacksonville, Anniston Montevallo, Birmingham Talladega, Columbiana Tuscaloosa and Gadsden Valley
 River Heritage Region
The history and beauty of the River Heritage Region make this area of our state a must-see for any tourist. Highlights include the Gaineswood Plantation in Demopolis, civil rights landmarks in Selma, the state Capitol buildings in Montgomery, and Auburn University in the Auburn-Opelika area. Spend a weekend, a week or a month exploring this region.
Auburn Montgomery, Demopolis Opelika, Dothan Phenix City, Enterprise Selma and Eufaula Tuskegee
 Gulf Coast Region
The Gulf Coast Region's most famous attractions are the sugar-white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. In addition to the world-class beaches, you'll find the Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville, Dauphin Island's Historic Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan and the USS Alabama in Mobile.
Atmore Foley, Bayou La Batre Gulf Shores, Daphne Mobile, Dauphin Island Monroeville and Fairhope Orange Beach

 Alabama Mountain Lakes
Enjoy some of America's finest sports fishing and camping. Experience the breathtaking natural beauty that offers endless opportunities for adventure and relaxation. For the sightseer, there's history and inspiration at every turn. Imagine your hand on the pump at the famous Helen Keller home or strolling through the amazing Ave Maria Grotto. All this wonder and so much more is just a short drive away. An Alabama Mountain Lakes visit promises a lifetime of memories.
Attractions / Destinations : Athens, Attalla, Blountsville, Boaz, Cherokee, Collinsville, Cullman, Decatur, Double Springs, Falkville, Florence, Fort Payne, Gadsden, Grant, Guntersville, Gurley, Hamilton, Hanceville, Hartselle, Hillsboro, Huntsville, Leighton, Logan, Madison, Mentone, Mooresville, Natural Bridge, Normal, Oakville/Danville, Oneonta, Phil Campbell, Rogersville, Russellville, Scottsboro, Stevenson, Town Creek, Tuscumbia, Valley Head, Waterloo and Woodville.
 Eastern Shores, Alabama
Historic Blakeley State Park is the site of the last major land battle of the Civil War. Preservationists and naturalists have saved the land for future generations to enjoy. Civil War reenactments are held regularly in the 5.5 miles of unspoiled Civil War fortifications.
 Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
Comprised of 95% quartz, Alabama Gulf Coast beaches are some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Renowned for the color, quality, and grade of their sand as well as the magnificent water, the beaches of Gulf Shores & Orange Beach will make you lose track of time exploring.
 Southeast United States  -  Your Southeast Vacation & Travel Planning Guide

 Auburn [ Lee County ]  -  City of Auburn  -  Tourism  -  Auburn Chamber of Commerce
Auburn is the educational and cultural center of the east Alabama region. It is the home of Auburn University, Alabama's largest university.
 Auburn  -  Auburn-Opelika Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bordered by an Alabama State Park and with a history steeped in agricultural development, outdoor and family recreational opportunities abound in our community. Tap into your sense of adventure and brave the Speed Slide at Surfside Water Park, enjoy a relaxing picnic at one of our gorgeous public parks, or anything in between.
 Birmingham  - City of Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama is located in the heart of the Southeastern United States and is a progressive center for medical research, banking, music, technology, art, engineering and higher education.
 Decatur  -  City of Decatur
 Decatur  -  Decatur/Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau
 Dothan  -  City of Dothan
Dothan, Alabama is a rapidly growing city and thriving community built around the landmarks of its past. Although it is the center for recreation, business, industry, agriculture, healthcare and retail trade in the area, Dothan offers the charm and friendliness of the deep South. Proclaimed "Peanut Capital of the World," Dothan has become a melting pot for its friendly atmosphere of Southern Hospitality.
This site provides the citizens of Dothan and the Wiregrass area with up-to-date information about Dothan City Government and the services that it provides.
 Florence  -  City of Florence  -  Florence Tourism
The City of Florence, Alabama was founded in 1818 on the banks of the beautiful Tennessee River in the scenic Northwest corner of Alabama. Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and two counties, Lauderdale and Colbert, comprise the Shoals area.
 Gadsden  -  City of Gadsden
Once, Gadsen was the state's 2nd most important industrial center, trailing only Mobile. The two cities were important shipping centers: Gadsden for riverboats and Mobile for international trade, but crumbled in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, Gadsden is a booming city, and is one of Alabama's most rapidly expanding cities, with over 100,000 people living within in the Gadsden Metropolitan Area.
 Gadsden  -  Gadsden-Etowah County Alabama - Lookout Mountain
Gadsden and Etowah County are unsurpassed in natural beauty! The majestic Coosa River flows through the very heart of Gadsden, featuring numerous recreational attractions and events such as World Champion Bass Tournaments, Riverside Boardwalks, Parks and Recreational facilities, Riverfest, Lights on the Coosa, and many other river-related activities.
The "Lookout Mountain Parkway" begins in Gadsden and features Noccalula Falls Park as its "Point of Beginning". Noccalula Falls is Alabama's number one natural tourist attraction and the park includes botanical gardens, children's playground, miniature golf, narrow gauge railroad and Park tour train, pioneer village, and a 200-space RV campground complete with Country Store and Swimming Pool.
 Huntsville  -  City of Huntsville
Huntsville will have you reaching for the stars or taking a step back in time. Huntsville, a 200 year old city, can send you to the moon and stars at the Space and Rocket Center or back to the city's beginnings at Constitution Hall Village. Science or history, they have it there.
 Mobile  -  City of Mobile
 Mobile  -  Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau
Located on the sparkling shores of the magnificent Gulf Coast is exciting Mobile Bay, the South's Easy Vacation Port. Come enjoy a splash of Southern charm when you visit this historic and distinctive coastal city.
Mobile Bay is recognized worldwide for having many unique attractions. The legendary Bellingrath Gardens and Home and the USS ALABAMA Battleship, winner of nine World War II battle stars, are just waiting to be explored. Mobile Bay is also the birthplace of the nation's Mardi Gras, widely known as America's Family Mardi Gras.
Nestled along the banks of Mobile Bay's magnificent waterfront is America's newest cruise terminal. Book your voyage from Mobile Bay to the western Caribbean on a Carnival Cruise Line Fun Ship. Make it a true BAYcation® and combine your cruise with one of our exciting and affordable Pre and Post Cruise Packages.
 Sylacauga  -  City of Sylacauga
 Town of Mooresville  -  A town older than the State: Incorporated November 1818
Mooresville, Alabama, is a rare extant example of a nineteenth century planter's village. Sited amidst cotton fields and once serving as a port on the nearby Tennessee River, Mooresville was incorporated as a town by the Alabama Territory in 1818, the first municipality incorporated in Alabama.
 Talladega  -  City of Talladega  -  Greater Talladega Area Chamber of Commerce
 Tuscaloosa  -  Tuscaloosa City
Located along the banks of the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama.

More cities in Alabama  -  see Wiki 
 
 DeSoto Caverns Park
 News  -  Decatur Daily  -  News from the Tennessee Valley
 Radio  -  Public Radio Alabama
 Radio  -  WLRH  -  Alabama's first full-service Public Radio Station
 Space & Rocket Center [ Huntsville ]  -  World's largest space museum
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center is a museum designed to showcase the hardware of the U.S. space program. The idea was first proposed by Dr.Wernher von Braun, while serving as director of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
The museum also features temporary rocketry- and space-related exhibits, interactive science exhibits, space-themed rides, and one of the original IMAX theatres, the "Spacedome".
U.S. Space Camp is located on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and Aviation Challenge is located nearby.
 Talladega Super Speedway  -  NASCAR's Most Competitive Track!
 TV  -  Public Radio Alabama
 University Alabama  -  Auburn University

Cuisine - Alabama Recipes

 The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of "American Cookery," 1796 by Amelia Simmons / Mary Tolford Wilson.
Paperback: Dover Publications, 01 August, 1984

 Historic American Recipes 
Apple-Fritters | Dough-Nuts | Cocoa-nut Drops | Molasses Gingerbread | Common Gingerbread | Election Cake | Indian Meal Pudding | Fried Sweet Potatoes | Sweet Potato Pie | Beef-Stake | German Chicken Stew | Jack Rabbit Stew | To Roast a Pig | Broiled Scrod | To boil a Cod's Head.

History of Alabama

 Alabama's History  -  Wikipedia
Alabama became a state in 1819; the economy of the central "black belt" had large rich slave plantations that grew cotton. Elsewhere poor whites were subsistence farmers. Alabama seceded and...
Content : Colonization, A State in the Union [ Secession 1861, Civil War 1861-1865, Reconstruction, 1865 -1875 ], Origins of New South 1876-1914, New South Alabama, 1914-1945, Postwar: Decline of Cotton 1945-1970, Modernization: 1970-2010.
 Alabama Department of Archives & History

 Alabama: The History of a Deep South State
by Atkins, Leah Rawls, Wayne Flynt, William Warren Rogers, and David Ward.
(1994)

 National Park Service - Links to the past
Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.

Music, Arts & Culture, Entertainment

 Music of Alabama - see Wikipedia
Alabama has played a central role in the development of both blues and country music. In addition the blues and country, Appalachian folk music, fiddle music, gospel, spirituals, mariachi and polka have had local scenes in parts of Alabama...
 Alabama Arts
 Alabama Authors & Books
Alabama has its own literary tradition. From hometown friends, Harper Lee and Truman Capote, to emerging native Alabama authors like Daniel Wallace and Cassandra King.
 Alabama Music Hall of Fame
 Gadsden River Fest
 Southern Wildlife Festival
Annual Decatur event featuring wildlife art in all mediums, exhibits and seminars.
 Traditional Music of Alabama
 W.C. Handy Music Festival [ Florence ]
Preserving, presenting, and promoting the musical heritage of Northwest Alabama.

 Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art [ Auburn ]

 Ticketmaster.com - Concerts, Sports, Theater

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory

 Alabamainfo.com  -  The Alabama Information Directory
 Gulf Coast Travel Info - Official U.S. Gulf Coast Vacation & Tourism Guide
Plan and book your entire Gulf Coast vacation here. From the heart of French Louisiana to a relaxing Florida beach vacation, you'll find attractions, events, accommodations, activities and restaurants with this official Gulf Coast travel portal. Welcome to the Gulf Coast of the southern U.S.
 Southern Living
Your resource for travel: Vacation Packages, Vacation Search, Southern Living at Sea, Free Travel Information, and Brochures

 American Discovery Trail
The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a new breed of national trail — part city, part small town, part forest, part mountains, part desert - all in one trail. Its 6,800+ miles of continuous, multi-use trail stretches from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California. It reaches across America, linking community to community in the first coast to coast, non-motorized trail. The ADT provides trail users the opportunity to journey into the heart of all that is uniquely American — its culture, heritage, landscape and spirit.
 Online Highways  -  destination guides
 Roadside America  -  online guide to offbeat tourist attractions
 Theme Parks USA
Directory of Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, Waterparks & Zoos

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