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Alabama: from the Gulf to the Southern hills
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Alabama surprises with its range. Up north, Huntsville and its vast space center tell the story of the Moon landings; in the heartland, Birmingham and Montgomery carry the living memory of the civil rights movement, from the Selma marches to King's letter from a jail cell. Further south, the Gulf coast unspools white-sand beaches at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, fringed by pines and bayous. In between lie wooded hills, cotton fields and a music scene born of gospel and blues. The food is generous: smoked barbecue, fried catfish, pecan pies. Welcoming and slow-paced, Alabama is best enjoyed at the rhythm of the Deep South's long open roads, where history, nature and Southern hospitality meet.
Jordan Peele's horror film “Get Out” (2017) shot its basement scene at Barton Academy, 504 Government Street, in Mobile.
The battleship USS Alabama, docked at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, stood in for the USS Missouri in several film scenes.
In Birmingham, Rickwood Field is the oldest surviving pro baseball park in the U.S.; “42” was filmed there in 2012.
Spring (March to May) is ideal: azaleas and magnolias bloom and temperatures stay mild. Fall is also very pleasant, while summer turns hot and very humid, with a hurricane risk on the coast from June to November. A car is essential to see everything: distances between Huntsville, Birmingham and the coast are long and public transit is limited, so plan solid driving legs. U.S. carrier coverage is reliable along the interstates and in towns, but can weaken across the wooded rural center of the state and the bayous near the Gulf.