Category Archives: Sweet Home Alabama

Tourism Tuesdays June 20, 2017

New York City celebrates “Sweet Home Alabama” The New York Times: 36 Hours in Birmingham San Francisco Chronicle: One Day, One Place- Tasty bite of Deep South in Birmingham Southern Living: Some of the best gulf beaches are in Alabama Oprah Winfrey’s magazine highlights City Cafe and Wintzell’s Oyster House Toronto Star: Musical roots run deep […]

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Welcome Center Holiday Open House Dates

Happy Holidays from the ladies and gentleman of our 8 Welcome Centers. The pubic is invited to stop by for holiday refreshments and to meet the people that welcome our travelers to Sweet Home Alabama everyday!  The dates are: 12/8-Grand Bay,  Lanett & Houston 12/10-Baldwin 12/14-Dekalb & Sumter 12/15-Cleburne 12/22-Ardmore The public is invited to […]

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Tourism Tuesdays November 1, 2016

Automotive editor for The Sun drives from Alabama to Texas in a rented Hellcat and writes about the trip, 2.2 million read The next national monuments? Obama administration officials visit iconic civil rights sites in Alabama The Rise of Civil Rights Tourism in America’s Deep South Why did Bob Dylan pay a visit to Birmingham’s […]

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