This is a nice university campus located in Montevallo, AL (Shelby county). I attended a basketball…read moregame here recently. Their gym is nice and accessible. Tickets can be purchased online but they take cash also. There are clean restrooms. Ample seating. The concessions were limited. Prices are really cheap from other venues I've visited. Parking wasn't an issue.

Great place to attend: historic buildings, red bricks are well-maintained, ghost stories,…read moreaffordable Public Liberal Arts Institution, geographic marker on campus (exact center of the state), environmentally-friendly setting, cool seasonal local events, and individual attention from faculty, especially in the graduate Education programs:) Alabama's best kept secret!

I go here pretty often to get my evening walks in! The stadium is always clean and the track is…read moregreat to walk on. I was surprised by the amities such as the clean on site bathrooms and trash cans to throw away water bottles etc. this area is pretty big too with nice sized basketball courts and a small playground. There's also a library and a football field in the middle of the track. I recently discovered this complex has baseball fields and a longer walking trail. It's important to note the track hours are 6am-10pm but I would be mindful of possible events etc. for time changes I always love coming here! Would totally recommend!

I've been coming to RMCM stadium for footballs games and I really enjoying coming here. The…read morestadium has adequate seating for the home and visiting teams. The views are nice and no matter where you sit , you can see pretty good! Concession area is easy to get to , the bathrooms are clean and there is dedicated parking that's easily accessible by the stadium. Overall , this is a well kept stadium and I always feel safe whenever I attend for Calera home games and/or other events.

Friendly staff, clean facility, great bar for adults. They do allow birthday parties but we're just…read morehaving a fun day.

Hooligans is an amazing spot to have the most family fun. They have a 9 hole black light putt putt…read moreinside the arcade. They also have all of your favorites from years gone by and the best part? It's very family friendly priced. Take the whole family and stay as long as you want!

I love the Popsicles Nice staff…read moreI like the areas The bathroom look cool!! And The park staff Was Helpfull

They made some serious improvements here since we last came…read more Tons of cute areas to take photos and a plethora of new activities. More areas where you can sit and lounge while the kids play and super organized parking. Lots of fresh air and space to spread out enjoy. More vendors who sold yummy treats like pops and kono ice. Our family had a ball and it will go down as one my favorite memories this year. It wasn't crowded when we went which made it more enjoyable. We didn't have to wait in line because they kept things moving at a good speed. Workers were just the sweetest humans on earth who helped my elderly father on and off the wagon. Loved that they had smaller pumpkins this year for toddlers and small children to pick up. There was also a tiny train ride. I really do hope they can lengthen the time frame past October into a week or two in November. If you go to only one patch in October let it be Helena Hallow though. Huge tip! Be sure to wear comfy shoes that can get dirty. It's a farm so there's lots of mud. It's hilly so wear comfy tennis shoes or boots. Definitely keep the heels and sandals at home. Also they seem to allow water bottles so bring one if you spend a whole day out here.

The Father's Day weekend train ride for dads and father figures was an amazing experience. First of…read moreall, if you have reserved any train ride, please leave extra early. The I-65 traffic is intense. Our 1:00pm departure was delayed by ten minutes to allow extra time for guests to board. There are plenty of train cars to choose from - open air or air conditioned. We opted for the open air to get the full experience. It was about an hour and half ride RT. We got a great view of the neighboring golf course and a local vineyard. The gift shop carries awesome train themed gifts as well as local Alabama themed gifts. The train depot house a small exhibit about the history of rail. There is a neat video on the Louisville & Nashville lines that used to run through Birmingham. A must see in the area.

My husband and I attended the Mardi Gras Bourbon and Beignets event. While it was an enjoyable…read morenight out, it certainly did not exactly meet our expectations. We were under the impression this was a more formal event due to the advertising & description on the website. We felt very overdressed... We were about 15-20 minutes late boarding the train. The power then went out on the train, which really wasn't an issue considering it was cool outside thankfully. It was a very short ride to the winery. When we arrived at Ozan Winery, the tables were preset (picture attached) the food had been sitting there for only God knows how long... It was a small portion of crawfish etouffe, and a small slice of a muffuletta. the etouffe was so cold from sitting there so long it was like it had been refrigerated. that was so disappointing... the sandwich was fine. then there was a bag of chips.. The wine tasting in itself was nice, but it felt very rushed due to the train being late. We barely had finished the tasting by the time she was pouring the next one in our glass... The star of the show. the bourbon & beignets... the bourbon was.. well. bourbon. but the beignets looked and tasted as if they had been taken out of a little debbie package. so disappointing... it was not even comparable to a true beignet. tasted more like a twinkie with grape jelly in it... Overall the experience felt very cheap and thrown together. We expected a more sophisticated experience.

We attended The Savannah Sipping Society last night (8/10/19) and laughed the entire evening. As…read morealways, for the years we've been attending their plays, the acting, staging, direction, play selection and welcoming hosts were all delightful! Buy your tickets early, because they sell out quickly. A rare rare treat down in Alabaster.

South City Theatre is a non-profit performing arts organization that puts on plays throughout the…read moreyear featuring wonderful local actors and actresses. The location has moved from Alabaster, AL to Pelham, AL. The new location is "cozy" and even with the worst seat in the house (there really isn't one), you'll feel as though you could step forward a few feet and be right in the middle of the set. The play I recently attended was great. The cast was very well rehearsed and the sound, lighting, and props were all done very nicely. The play ran about two and a half hours, including intermission, for only $16 a ticket; $13 for seniors and they sometimes have an $11 matinee. My two thumbs are definitely up!

I find the historical pieces of Tannehill State Park interesting…read more The museum is cool. Although being from Michigan, it is small compared to the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. It doesn't take long to get through, but you'll learn more about the history of the civil war and steel industry here in Alabama. Don't forget to walk around the outside of the museum too, you'll see old tractors and other industrial machines. If you have 30 minutes, walk down the path to the furnaces. They are impressive to see too. My only feedback is to improve that gift shop. I love buying souvenirs but there is nothing of interest in the gift shop to me.

Saturday March 8th, Tony and I went to the Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park to walk around…read moreand enjoy the sunshine NOT REALIZING we were stepping back into time, to time long gone and full of history. I found this park amazing and this MUSEUM was so informative and amazing. I learned so much about the process of Iron making. Tony enjoyed it so much as well. History: The Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama is a southeastern regional interpretive center on 19th century iron making featuring both belt driven machines of the 1800s and tools and products of the times. It focuses on the Roupes Valley Ironworks at Tannehill which operated nearby, first as a bloomery beginning in 1830 and later as an important battery of charcoal blast furnaces during the Civil War. The ironworks gave birth to the Birmingham Iron & Steel District Along with Tannehill artifacts that have survived, museum exhibits graphically demonstrate how iron was made during the Civil War when 13 different iron companies and six rolling mills made Alabama the arsenal of the Confederacy. During the last two years of the war, Alabama furnaces produced 70% of the Confederate iron supply. Exhibits include a display of rare CS artillery projectiles manufactured at the Selma Arsenal and Gun Works, a part of the Steve Phillips Collection, along with Civil War weaponry actually used in battle including a 52 Cal. U.S. Spencer Repeater The Tannehill museum, which includes 13,000 square feet of floor space, first opened in 1981. It underwent a major make-over of exhibits in 2004-05. New exhibits include one of the oldest steam engines in America, a power source once used on a rice plantation in South Carolina. The 1835 Dotterer engine was a part of the collection acquired by Henry Ford in the 1920s and was formerly exhibited at the Henry Ford Museum at Greenfield Village. It is similar to the Tannehill blast engine once in place here Other displays feature a complete mid-1800s machine shop including a Townsend cannon lathe dating to 1864 and a Putnam planer built in 1860. The shop's steam engine dates to 1870. Visitors can also see original parts of the Six Mile Bloomery Forge dating to 1863 including one of the few helve hammers in the United States. Exhibits also focus on geology, furnace fuels, cookware and Birmingham's cast iron pipe industry which today accounts for over half of the U. S. output. Various interactive displays bring the viewer into historical environments. The museum has a 25-seat theatre, gift shop and a timeline which traces growth of the iron trade from ancient Egypt to U.S. Steel's modern Fairfield Works in Birmingham Behind the museum, visit the May Plantation Cotton Gin House which dates to 1858, and the heavy industrial display building which houses artifacts from Birmingham steel mills of the 1930s-1950s Museum Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am. - 4:30 pm. Sat. 9:00 am. - 4:30 pm. Sun. 12:30 pm. - 4:30 pm. Learning Center School Field Trips during the Spring and Fall. Please call to reserve a field trip or other group visits. Admission: $2.00 Adults $1 Children 6-11 & Seniors 62+ Children 5 and Under Free.