Top Things to do in Alabama
Top Hotels in Alabama
- 1. Best Western Premier The Tides
- 2. The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel
- 3. Perdido Beach Resort
- 4. Drury Inn & Suites Huntsville at the Space & Rocket Center
- 5. Best Western On The Beach
- 6. Drury Inn & Suites Birmingham Grandview
- 7. Hotel Capstone
- 8. Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel
- 9. Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Downtown-Tutwiler
- 10. Drury Inn Mobile
Things to do in Alabama, United States: The Best Cemeteries
If you head for the hills in the state you’ll end up in the northern sector where the inspiring mountains and attractions like the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, the Blue & Gray Museum in Decatur and the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman represent the diversity of experiences available in the area. In the middle of the state you’ll find Birmingham, an urban center with great attractions and museums, and Tuscaloosa, the quintessential college town and home to the University of Alabama. For beach lovers, sandy destinations like Dauphin Island near Mobile, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach offer beautiful beaches, superb golf, fantastic seafood restaurants and heaping helpings of Southern hospitality.
For those who love to chase the white dimpled ball, Alabama offers one of the best golf values anywhere. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, a collection of 468 holes at 11 different sites across the state, features top-notch, championship style courses at affordable rates.
Restaurants in Alabama
1. Alabama National Cemetery
2. Hank Williams Memorial - Oakwood Annex Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
Grave sites of Hank Williams, his wife, mother and sister in the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. Managed by the Hank Williams Museum. 118 Commerce Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. This is one of the most famous and most visited graves in Alabama.
Reviewed By R3683IUsandrah - Alabama, United States
I came in from Las Vegas to visit family in Montgomery. Being a fan, i enjoyed the visit to pay respect to an American country music icon. It touched my heart that this plot is for Audrey also. A family plot. This made it more special. I saw Audrey with Hank Jr in the late 60s. This was an experience I enjoyed and will never forget. Well worth the visit.
3. Old Live Oak Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By Gran7
How beautiful and serene is this cemetery draped in Spanish moss. This is one of the loveliest old cemeteries we have seen. It is worth a stroll through this gorgeous spot to convene with nature and history.
4. Maple Hill Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By planejanekw2 - Huntsville, United States
This the prettiest cemetery in Huntsville, AL. Both my parents are buried there under a pretty flowering tree. This cemetery has alot of history also. Solders from the civil war buried here.
5. A Walk Through Time Forrest Cemetery
6. Magnolia Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By FrickeNomads - Effingham, United States
I’m one of those people that likes to visit cemeteries as I feel it can give you an interesting historical perspective of the local area. At this location there is also a national cemetery with a good number of Confederate soldiers. As you walk about you’ll notice a good number of unique headstones, many dating back from the mid to late 1800’s. There is evidence the smallpox or perhaps consumption epidemic which took place in the 1880’s. Definitely worth a visit.
7. Oak Hill Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Founded in 1871, Oak Hill Cemetery is Birmingham's pioneer cemetery, and the resting place for virtually all of the city's pioneer citizens. Its 23.6 acres nestle in the North Birmingham hillside adjacent to the downtown city center, offering not only a quiet and reflective greenspace that is convenient to downtown and the Uptown and Civic Center properties, but it offers great views of downtown.
Reviewed By 840martae - El Paso, United States
making an effort to keep their old cemetery clean for others to enjoy the rich history of Birmingham. It was built in 1871 so there are a lot of pioneers buried here; I wish others would respect the dead like I do. I saw that someone wrote their name on a gravestone with a marker. I know how much gravestones cost as I am looking to buy one for my grandmother! the cemetery is 10 acres big and built on a slope but as I have been walking a lot on this vacation I did not want to hike to the top! Plenty of history to learn near the street level. As with other old cemeteries. the old gravestones are architectural wonders! I talked to the groundskeepers that were eating lunch who told me that people can still be buried here. Also that the office used to be a chapel! I had suspected that but was not sure. I praised them for making an effort to keep this cemetery presentable! There is a tour offered here, but you have to call the number to make arrangements. I had to leave as it was going to start raining!
8. Confederate Rest Cemetery
9. Church Street Graveyard
10. Greenwood Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
Burial site for Governors George and Lurleen Wallace.
Reviewed By 260missyr - Montgomery, United States
When the weather is nice I find it both relaxing and interesting to walk through this cemetery. The history of the place is astounding, and there are some very beautiful views from the hilltops.
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