Mt. Cheaha State Park
http://www.alapark.com/cheaha-state-park
tying and playing, though; check out the Alabama Civil War Trail for history about battles
for the bay and visit Fort Morgan, where the
Confederacy stood guard by the sea.
Montgomery
http://www.visitingmontgomery.com
With gorgeous views, fine dining and several
ways to stay on the mountain, Mt. Cheaha
State Park is a versatile, beautiful option.
Visitors can stay in the Cheaha Resort Hotel,
rough it on the campgrounds or, our personal
favorite, lodge in one of the park’s mountainside cabins. It’s a very romantic destination
for couples or for when you just want to get
away from it all for a while.
Gulf Shores
http://www.gulfshores.com
Montgomery has some of everything, whether you’re looking for sports, history, family
activities or cultural touchstones like art and
theatre. Take the kids to the Montgomery
Zoo to feed giraffes by hand, ride paddleboats and meet lions up close, and then visit
Tuskegee to learn about the famous airmen
at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
or head to the Montgomery Museum of Fine
Arts to see Southern art and international
works that span centuries.
Fort Payne
www.fortpayne.org
If you’re looking for fun and sun, Gulf Shores
and Orange Beach are the spot for activities
and taking a dip in the ocean. Visitors can
swim, fish, take a boat out for a spin, zip-line
and even get in a game of golf, all without
leaving Alabama. There’s more than just par-
INSIGHT
Country music has a home base in Fort Payne,
where the country supergroup Alabama got
September 2015