Top 10 Reasons to Tour Montgomery
Let the Montgomery Convention and Visitor Bureau help plan the perfect visit in the Capital City with a custom itinerary designed specifically to meet your interests. We’ll take care of all the details - from reserving your accommodations to securing admission tickets to our many attractions throughout the city to providing dining options to suit your taste!
Please select an itinerary or tour for the Montgomery area and surrounding River Region. Each schedule is designed to provide you the appropriate amount of time per attraction, time to travel from site to site and also includes time for you to enjoy a relaxing meal between sight-seeing. Please call on the Montgomery Convention and Visitor Bureau to help plan your stay in the Capital City.
1 Alabama’s State Capital
Tour one of the most historic State Capitol buildings in the world! Stand on the spot where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated President of the Confederacy.
Alabama Department of Archives and History. Just seeing this tremendous historic building is a treat!
2 World Changing Events
First Whitehouse of the Confederacy Enjoy a guided tour of the home where Jeffereson Davis lived at the birth of the Confederacy.
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage Experience the work and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visit the church where Dr. King preached the philosophy of peaceful revolution and the parsonage where he lived with his family.
Rosa Parks Library and Museum & Children's Wing This fascinating interactive museum is dedicated to Rosa Parks, the courageous seamstress, who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in l955.
Civil Rights Memorial and Center Experience a moving tribute to those soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement who gave their lives for freedom.
3 Authentic Cuisine
From home style, fried southern cuisine to fine, upscale dining. Montgomery offers a wide variety of flavors to suit every palette, and tables to suit every occasion.
4 Great Shopping & Antiques
Montgomery is filled with national, local and unique shopping opportunities.
5 Accessibility
Montgomery is centrally located in the southeast region of the United States, conveniently situated at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Interstate 65.
6 Climate
Montgomery's average annual temperature is 65.6F. Winters are moderate with the average annual snowfall at .3 inches.
7Riverfront Entertainment District
Enjoy The Alley, Montgomery's new Riverfront Entertainment District located across from the Montgomery Convention Center.
8 World Class Hospitality
Over 7,000 area hotel rooms include full service hotels and unique meeting venues and a Brand New, State-of-the-Art Hotel and Convention Center – Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa.
9 Arts & Culture
Alabama Shakespeare Festival This internationally acclaimed theatre will be sure to wow you!
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Every visitor to Montgomery must take time to see this permanent collection of artwork.
Hank Williams Museum & Memorial The music of this legendary singer and songwriter will haunt you long after your visit here.
10 Family Friendly Entertainment
Old Alabama Town Costumed interpreters guide you through life in the l9th and early 20th centuries in this fascinating 4-block “town” within the city.
Montgomery Zoo Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Stroll along the shaded walkways and see more than 600 species of exotic animals in natural settings.
Tour Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama In May 2005, Hyundai Motor Company, Korea’s largest automotive manufacturer, celebrated the Grand Opening of its $l billion automotive assembly and manufacturing plant in Montgomery.
Montgomery Riverboat Cruises on the Harriott II. Enjoy a relaxing tour of Montgomery’s riverfront on the city’s new triple decker riverboat.
