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Overview of Alabama (Alabama (AL))
Alabama (Alabama (AL)) features major hubs at Birmingham & Montgomery. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include U.S. Space & Rocket Center (Huntsville), Civil Rights Trail (Montgomery & Selma), Gulf Shores white-sand beaches & Muscle Shoals studios.
How to get to Alabama
I-65/I-20 corridors, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport (BHM), and Amtrak Crescent service. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Alabama
When visiting cities and towns across Alabama, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- Alabama smoked chicken with white BBQ sauce
- Gulf Coast fried green tomatoes & shrimp
- Conecuh hickory-smoked sausage & cheese grits
- Southern buttermilk biscuits & pecan pie
- Sweet iced tea & lane cake
Best time to visit Alabama
Best time to visit Alabama: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.
Featured cities & towns in Alabama (17 featured · 191 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Huntsville, AL | US City | 215,006 | 193 m (633 ft) | City guide → |
| Birmingham Birmingham, AL | US City | 196,357 | 187 m (614 ft) | City guide → |
| Montgomery Montgomery, AL | US City | 195,287 | 73 m (240 ft) | City guide → |
| Mobile Mobile, AL | US City | 183,289 | 3 m (10 ft) | City guide → |
| Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, AL | US City | 111,338 | 68 m (223 ft) | City guide → |
| Hoover Hoover, AL | US City | 84,848 | 176 m (577 ft) | City guide → |
| Dothan Dothan, AL | US City | 68,567 | 98 m (322 ft) | City guide → |
| Auburn Auburn, AL | US City | 62,059 | 215 m (705 ft) | City guide → |
| Decatur Decatur, AL | US City | 55,437 | 171 m (561 ft) | City guide → |
| Jackson Jackson, AL | US City | 4,967 | 72 m (236 ft) | City guide → |
| Camden Camden, AL | US City | 1,930 | 64 m (210 ft) | City guide → |
| Woodstock Woodstock, AL | US City | 1,547 | 169 m (554 ft) | City guide → |
| Keystone Keystone, AL | US City | 0 | 145 m (476 ft) | City guide → |
| Monterey Monterey, AL | US City | 0 | 134 m (440 ft) | City guide → |
| Sonoma Sonoma, AL | US City | 0 | 180 m (591 ft) | City guide → |
| Springdale Springdale, AL | US City | 0 | 87 m (285 ft) | City guide → |
| Williams Williams, AL | US City | 0 | 158 m (518 ft) | City guide → |