Enjoy heart-pounding action at Talladega Superspeedway (www.talladegasuperspeedway.com), site of Nascar records for speed and competition. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum is adjacent to the track.
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Tourist offices
Alabama Tourism Department
Address: 401 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Tel: +1 334 242 4169.
www.alabama.travel
Alabama Tourism operates eight tourist welcome centres across the state, each with brochures and guidance to dispense. For more information visit www.tourism.alabama.gov/about/welcome-centers
Adrenalin junkies
Beach life
Walk the white, sugar-sand beaches of Gulf Shores (www.gulfshores.com) or indulge in some serious beach resort rest and recuperation.
Delve back in time
Follow the history trail of the Civil Rights Movement that started in Alabama with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Visit actual sites in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma and Tuskegee.
Military history
Head south to Mobile, a major seaport, and touch living military history at USS Alabama Battleship Park (www.ussalabama.com). It includes the battleship, submarines, and aircraft from every war since WWII, even the Lockheed A-12 Blackbird.
Music and festivals
Visit Montgomery, Alabama's state capital and the first White House of the confederacy. The Hank Williams Memorial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex is a mecca for country music fans. Attend the sixth-largest Shakespeare Festival in the world held year-round at the Carolyn Blount Theatre (www.asf.net), and celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, birthplace of the Gulf Coast Mardi Gras in 1703 (www.mobilemardigras.com).
Play golf
Play golf at the Robert Trent Golf Trail in Mobile (www.rtjgolf.com), while the kids are entertained at the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center (www.exploreum.com).
Space exploration
Launch into a space exploration experience at Huntsville's US Space and Rocket Center. Sign kids on for Space Camp (www.spacecamp.com), visit the IMAX theatre, or tour the museum showcasing rockets and space hardware from the US space programme.
Theme parks and museums
Explore Birmingham, Alabama's largest city, nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Attractions include the Alabama Adventure theme park (www.alabamasplash.com); McWane Science Center and IMAX theatre: (www.mcwane.org); the Birmingham Museum of Art (www.artsbma.org); and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
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