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Every town across Alabama has its own character. Choose an area to browse its restaurants, shops, stays, and stories.
North Alabama
Huntsville
Huntsville, the Rocket City: space history, Lowe Mill artist studios, Monte Sano trails and a walkable downtown around Big Spring Park.
85 places
Madison
A fast-growing city just west of Huntsville with a historic railroad downtown, Trash Pandas baseball and miles of greenways.
39 places
Decatur
A Tennessee River city with historic districts, Point Mallard Park, the Cook Museum and winter crane viewing at Wheeler refuge.
35 places
Athens
Limestone County's seat, a courthouse-square town between Huntsville and Decatur known for fiddle music and storytelling.
13 places
Florence
A Tennessee River city in the Shoals, home to W.C. Handy's birthplace, a Frank Lloyd Wright house and a walkable downtown.
30 places
Guntersville
A lake town on Alabama's largest lake, with bass fishing, wintering bald eagles and a state park lodge on the bluffs.
28 places
Albertville
A Sand Mountain city known as the Fire Hydrant Capital of the World, close to Lake Guntersville and big amphitheater concerts.
22 places
Mentone
A small mountain town on Lookout Mountain near DeSoto Falls, with cool summers, fall color, rustic cabins and art.
16 places
Birmingham Area
Birmingham
Alabama's biggest metro, a former steel town with a deep civil rights history, a serious food scene and green space on every ridge.
97 places
Homewood
A walkable Over the Mountain city just south of Birmingham, home to Samford University and three small, lively downtown districts.
56 places
Vestavia Hills
A hilltop suburb on Shades Mountain south of Birmingham, known for valley views, the Sibyl Temple and the Cahaba Heights dining district.
30 places
Hoover
Alabama's largest suburban city, straddling Jefferson and Shelby counties, with big shopping, SEC baseball and green space to explore.
56 places
Pelham
A Shelby County city south of Birmingham that serves as the gateway to Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama's largest state park.
18 places
Alabaster
A friendly Shelby County city along I-65 south of Birmingham, with creekside parks, nature trails and a big early summer CityFest.
22 places
Central Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Home of the University of Alabama, a riverfront college town with big football Saturdays and easy access to lakes.
57 places
Northport
A small river town across the Black Warrior from Tuscaloosa, with a historic Main Avenue and the Kentuck Art Center.
15 places
Montgomery
Alabama's capital city, where civil rights history, a riverfront downtown and leafy historic neighborhoods meet.
79 places
Prattville
The Fountain City, a creekside town just northwest of Montgomery built around Daniel Pratt's 1800s gin factory.
17 places
East Alabama
Anniston
The Model City in the foothills of northeast Alabama, with fine museums, civil rights history and mountain trails.
15 places
Oxford
A crossroads city on I-20 next to Anniston, with Choccolocco Park, Oxford Lake and easy access to Cheaha.
19 places
Auburn
The Loveliest Village on the Plains, home to Auburn University, Toomer's Corner and Chewacla State Park.
67 places
Opelika
Auburn's neighbor with a restored railroad downtown, a songwriters festival and the Grand National golf courses.
33 places
Phenix City
A river city on the Chattahoochee, linked to Columbus, Georgia, by walkable bridges and an urban whitewater course.
9 places
Wiregrass
Dothan
The Peanut Capital of the World and hub of Alabama's Wiregrass region, with downtown murals, Landmark Park and the National Peanut Festival.
50 places
Enterprise
A Wiregrass town famous for its Boll Weevil Monument, with a historic downtown and close ties to Fort Rucker.
32 places
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Alabama's port city on Mobile Bay, known for live oaks, historic districts and the oldest Carnival celebration in the United States.
86 places
Daphne
The Jubilee City on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, with bayfront parks, sunset views and a quick drive to Mobile and Fairhope.
26 places
Fairhope
A walkable bayfront town on Mobile Bay's Eastern Shore, known for its municipal pier, flower-lined downtown and long arts tradition.
56 places
Dauphin Island
A quiet barrier island at the mouth of Mobile Bay with public beaches, Fort Gaines and a famous bird sanctuary.
18 places
Gulf Shores
Alabama's best-known beach town, with white sand Gulf beaches, Gulf State Park and an easy, family-friendly pace.
48 places
Orange Beach
Alabama's easternmost beach town, set between the Gulf and back bays, with Perdido Pass, charter fishing and wide public beaches.
82 places
Foley
The inland gateway to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, with a historic downtown, OWA and a large nature preserve.
26 places