The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
The original portion of the Alabama State Capitol Building was completed in 1851, though subsequent additions have been made. In 1861 the Confederate States of America (CSA) were created in the Senate Chamber, and CSA …
Seeing that the Selma Interpretive Center (run by the National Park Service) was closed for renovations, I did not have a stop in Selma, Alabama, on our list for our current travels through the American …
When we set out on this trip, one of the things we’ve most been looking forward to is getting to see some of the famous sites related to the fight for Civil Rights in the …
Though neither of us are especially fans of Hank Williams, we know he was a legend in the annals of music history, so we thought a visit to the Hank Williams Museum worthwhile. Located in …
You may have noticed we’ve been to many art museums during our travels. I was ready to skip the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, but Doug thought we should go, so we did. It was …
You know Doug loves visiting homes of authors, but this time we kicked it up a notch by not only visiting the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum but also spending the night there! The …
The First White House of the Confederacy sits directly across the state capital building in Montgomery, Alabama. It served as the executive residence for traitor President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis and his family during …
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is located at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. It’s the location of the primary flight training for the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who served in …
