Topic: Vacation Ideas: Things to do in Montgomery, Alabama
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Vacation Ideas: Things to do in Montgomery, Alabama
You can visit the Hank Williams Museum located at 118 Commerce Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. The Hank Williams Museum honors country music star Hank Williams, Sr. born in Mount Olive West, Alabama on September 17, 1923.
The Hank Williams Museum honors the country music star, Hank Williams, Sr., and includes exhibits of his 1952 Cadillac, the car in which he died at the age of 29, on the way to a concert. Hank Williams gave country music its standard repertoire. His legend has been so enduring that he is still the model for many singers and songwriters today. Such a sad, sad loss to the country music industry was the loss of Hank Williams, Sr.
Museum Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Museum Admission Cost
$8 ages 12 and up $3 ages 3 to 11
The Montgomery Zoo
The Montgomery Zoo is located south off Northern Blvd. between Lower Wetumpka Road and Coliseum Blvd. It is open year round with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day. It opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m. The zoo opens at 5:30 p.m. for Christmas Light Festival.
Old Alabama Town
Old Alabama Town is the South’s premier history village. It is a collection of authentically restored 19th and 20th century structures that stretches six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The buildings have been meticulously restored and furnished to reflect the lives of the people who settled and developed Central Alabama.
The Martin Luther King Historic Home
This historic home site was the residence of Martin Luther King from September 1954 to February 1960. It may be visited only with a park ranger led tour. Tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. You can register for a tour at the National Park Service Visitor Center. Tours are limited to 15 people.
The Huntington College
This is a fifty-eight-acre campus in Montgomery’s scenic suburb at 1500 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36106, Telephone: 800-763-0313 or 334-833-4222.
The educational site is host to a variety of community events, dance performances, concerts and college ceremonies.
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