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All the United States Alabama Montgomery

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Montgomery

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Montgomery, Alabama

Updated June 20, 2023

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Montgomery, Alabama

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Hank Williams’ Death Car. (Creative Commons)

Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams' Death Car

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

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Civil Rights Memorial

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
The bright green Astroturf that surrounds the graves of Hank Williams and his wife Audrey.

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Hank Williams's Gravesite

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Montgomery, Alabama

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
Detail of the Steiner-Lobman and Teague Hardware Buildings in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

Casket on the Steiner-Lobman Building

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Montgomery, Alabama

Wounded Peace Dove Statue (VIOLATA PAX DOVE)

A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Musician and educator Amelia Tilghman founded The Musical Messenger in 1886.

The Women Behind the First Black Music Magazine

In the late 19th century, "The Musical Messenger" had a message to send.
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March 28, 2022
Georgia Gilmore poses for photographers after testifying as a defense witness in the bus boycott trial of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., March 21, 1956, in Montgomery.

The Underground Kitchen That Funded the Civil Rights Movement

Georgia Gilmore's cooking fueled the Montgomery bus boycott.
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December 31, 2018

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