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Highway Patrol: (334) 242-4371 Emergencies: *47  State Bird: Yellowhammer Points of Interest: Helen Keller birthplace - Tuscumbia, Space and Rocket Center - Huntsville, USS Alabama - Mobile, Mound State Monument Tuscaloosa, Rosa Parks Museum & Library - Montgomery
State Nickname: Yellowhammer State State Song: Alabama Central Time Zone GMT - 6
Fact: At 2,045 feet, Cheaha Mountain is Alabama's highest point above sea level.
Fact: Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon. Fact: Alabama is the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.   |
 No overnight parking at rest areas allowed. This should be posted.
Walmart Overnight Parking: All except - Greenville, Tucson
Size Limits: Height: 13'6", Width: 8.5', Length: 45', combined length: 65', Triple towing allowed.
Required Equipment: Chains, Breakaway Switch, Trailer weight requiring brakes - 3,000 (empty), Fire Extinguisher reccommended.
Other: Passengers not allowed in towed vehicles.
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Bellingrath Gardens / 20 miles southwest of Mobile
www.bellingrath.org / 251-973-2217
12401 Bellingrath Rd, Theodore, AL
Azaleas in bloom Mar - Apr
Also need to visit Mary's Place - seafood restaurant in nearby Coden - Creole soul food and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets - Cost: dinner $21
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Alabama Barbecue
Alabama Barbecue / Where's the best in your opinion?
-Dreamland: Tuscaloosa / www.dreamlandbbq.com
-Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q: Decatur / www.bibbobgibson.com
-Miss Myra’s Pit: Cahaba Heights /
-Bob Sykes Bar B-Q : Bessemer / www.bobsykes.com
-Brick Pit: Mobile / www.brickpit.com
What’s your favorite?
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450 miles of Yard Sales / Thursday before 1st Sat in Aug
The Highway 127 Corridor Sale / Love a good yard sale?
450 miles worth, from Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden (50 miles northeast of Birmingham to Covington, KY / www.127sale.com
The 4-day sale begins the Thursday before the 1st Saturday in August
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Mentone / Fort Payne / Sand Mountain
Mentone / Fort Payne / Sand Mountain
Little River Canyon National Preserve home to The Grand Canyon of the East
23 mile drive along its rim. www.nps.gov/liri
50 miles south of Chattanooga / www.discoverlookoutmountain.com
Mid May – Mentone Rhododendron Festival
3rd week in October - Mentone Colorfest
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Kentuck Art Festival / 3rd wkend Oct / outside Tuscaloosa
The Kentuck Festival, nationally recognized for its quality and diversity, celebrates a variety of artistic styles ranging from folk to contemporary arts as well as traditional crafts.
3rd Weekend in October
Just outside Tuscaloosa, 60 miles southwest of Birmingham
www.tcvb.org / www.kentuck.org
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Golf, Golf and More Golf
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
450 holes of golf at ten different sites in a total of 100 miles of golfing bliss
www.rtjgolf.com
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