Welcome to ALABAMA!
Capital City: Montgomery
A Picture Book of Helen Keller
by David A Adler; Illustrated by John and Alexandra Wallner (ages 4-8)
National Parks & Historical Sites in Alabama
Links to parks and sites in Alabama managed by the National Parks service are provided below. What other places do you love to go to in Alabama?
National Historical & Military Parks & Preserve
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park – Daviston, AL
Miller Bridge Piers
Chipping Sparrow nestlings
Imperial Moth
Fowlers Toad – can you see him?
Hooded Warbler
Little River Canyon National Preserve – Ft Payne, AL
Visit Little River Canyon NPS.gov
After seeing the sampling of photos from Little River Canyon below, you’re definitely going to want to check out the full site. (We’ve provided a link!) This national preserve has beautiful nature to experience in a variety of ways from kayaking, biking, fishing, rock climbing to walking among or photographing the nature. Check it out!
Coral Honeysuckle
Piedmont Azalea
Largeflower Heartleaf
Hawks Glide
Grace High Falls
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site – Tuskegee, AL
Do you know the Red Tails? Before they were the Red Tails, they were the Tuskegee Airman, and they first learned to fly for combat here. Come see this slice of history and learn about the first African Americans to fly combat for WWII. Find out about the stories of real people and the challenges and obstacles they faced and overcame. What can we learn from these experiences?
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site – Tuskegee Institute, AL
Visit Tuskegee Institute NPS.gov
Less than 10 minutes from the operating Tuskegee Airmen Historical Site is the Tuskegee University/Institute founded by Booker T Washington! This is the only Historical Site that is also an operating campus. The visitor center is temporarily closed as of 2024, so be sure to check operations before expecting to see the visitor center. You can still walk around the campus and see the historical buildings and take a picture of the Booker T Washington statue. You can get your passport book stamped at the Tuskegee Airman Museum too. To make this trip the most meaningful, we recommend reading some books about Booker T Washington such as his autobiography, Up from Slavery or the picture book Fifty Cents and a Dream.
National Monuments and Preserves
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument – Birmingham, AL
Visit Birmingham Civil Rights Monument NPS.gov
What can you see and do at the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument? How about tour the city’s historical sites that were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement? From the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to the AG Gaston Motel through the Colored Masonic Temple and the Historic Bethel Baptist Church. Learn about the events that took place in each location. Walk through Kelly Ingram Park and visit the museum exhibits in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Colored Masonic Temple
Freedom Riders National Monument – Anniston, AL
Visit Freedom Riders Monument NPS.gov
Learn about a small interracial group of people that challenged segregation laws on interstate travel, spurring the Federal Government to ban the law and practice requiring separation by race.
