Today, Alabama’s capital is reemerging as a destination offering a unique and diverse culture, family-friendly attractions, cool nightlife, and contemporary eating.
The Freedom Rides Museum gives an excellent insight into the brave peaceful protest of the Freedom Riders and is told through a series of artworks, displays, and biographies of key leaders and players within the movement.
The Dexter Parsonage Museum is where previous pastors of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church used to reside. It’s also where Martin Luther King Jr. and his family lived between 1954 and 1960.
The Civil Rights Memorial is the best place to visit after you have seen the other Civil Rights Trail experiences. There is a beautiful memorial out the front, designed by Maya Lin, the same designer of Washington’s Vietnam memorial.
See where the Civil Rights Movement began at the Rosa Parks Museum. They bring the story alive through an interactive display, 3D re-enactments, and gospel music setting the scene.