I'm not a huge Hank Williams fan, but I can appreciate any city that wants to memorialize a member…read moreof their city. And let me tell you, Montgomery has a few that are notable in the city. This one is notable because of where it is located. Right outside Riverfront Park, near multiple hotels, and not far from a major downtown eatery alley. It is hard to miss it as it is prominently displayed at the intersection. I am sure that when you see the statue while you are driving by you really don't understand what you are seeing. But seeing it by foot, you get a little more information. I also have to mention that this sits about a half block from the Hank Williams Museum which pays homage to the late singer. It also sits on what I would consider to be a celebrity walk. Behind the statue, in the sidewalk, are quotes of famous Alabamans.

Hank Williams, Senior was one of the most significant country music artists in history, recording…read more35 singles that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one. Among the hits he wrote were "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". A personal tie to Montgomery, living here in his early years and also hosting a radio show, his funeral was held here. The marker next to the statue and fountain reads "The death of songwriter and singer Hank Williams on January 1, 1953 stunned his legion of devoted fans. On Sunday, January 4, family members viewed the body at his mother's boarding house at 217 McDonough Street. The casket was then brought four blocks to the Municipal Auditorium. Some 2,750 mourners crowded inside for the service while another 20,000 stood vigil outside int he cold. Many of country music's headliners, including the reunited Drifting Cowboys, sang at the funeral. In 1991, Hank Williams, Jr. commissioned Texas sculptors Doug and Sandra McDonald to create the life-sied statue of his father that faces the auditorium." If you're a fan of country music, or you just like the covers of his songs done by great artists including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and more, then stop here and pay tribute to "Luke the Drifter."

This memorial is located on the outside of the Legacy Museum in a small plaza. It is located behind…read morewhere the shuttle picks up to take visitors to the memorial park. This is a very nice memorial that is intended to honor the thousands of Black people lynched in the years immediately following emancipation, whose names may never be known. The memorial has bench seating on its permitter and features a fountain that lists 560 names of lynching victims, a small representation of the thousands killed between 1865 and 1876. You will find sculptures of 3 African heads of different ages coming out from the center of the water fountain. They are very detailed and almost look real. I can feel their pain. At the end of the fountain you will see a wall that reads a follow: "May we never forget all those who suffered and died because they asserted their basic human right to be free". It is very somber memorial and is respectfully done. It educated me as well. I really did not think about the mass lynchings that were conducted post emancipation by white mobs. The fact that everyone was not happy and did not approve of emancipation is commonly overlooked. Many of those people resorted to violence to express their disapproval and maintain supremacy. I like this mural. It is a one of a kind and honors a somewhat forgotten group. The fountain/water table, sculptures and wall and masterfully done and look awesome. You just have to see it for yourself. Anyway, as with most memorials that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 10 minutes. More than likely you will stop here while visiting the Legacy Museum, but if not, you should at least make this part of a larger itinerary.

As an artist and art educator I appreciate a well designed and curated museum and this one is…read moreperhaps one of the best I've ever been in. Really powerful stuff here, I think every adult in America needs to experience it. I would caution that I think it would take a well prepared and mature child to visit here, it really drives home America's ugly racial past.

Beautiful fountain with a a deep history!! It's in a beautiful part of the town. The city is just…read moreenriched in history and is a must see. It is gorgeous and you can tell the city keeps this well maintained. To park, you'd have to find street parking or a lot a walk over but it absolutely worth it and view the Capital from the fountain. There are also shopping and lunch spots are within walking distance. No matter what your ancestry is, you should see this and learn about the history of Montgomery, Alabama.

My daughter did a report on Rosa Parks in school and on a road trip down to Gulf Shores we decided…read moreto come see her bus stop. In getting a photo with Rosa, we were in awe of the cast iron Court Square Fountain-- which is directly in front of the stop. There's a gorgeous Greek goddess on top of it. Birds at the base. I'm told there are others like it in Memphis and Bowling Green. We met a local as we were sightseeing and he said the fountain was the center of slave trade. Slaves, livestock and land were auctioned at this spot. Overall there is so much history involved with Court Square Fountain! Very cool, worth a see.

MONTGOMERY'S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT ON CAPITOL HILL…read more The Confederate monument is not located on Bainbridge, it is actually located on the left side of the capitol on Monroe. You will have to climb steps to actually reach this monstrosity. It has a huge presence with its very wide base and soaring height, (88 feet tall). It was built to recognize the 122,000 Alabamians who fought in the Civil War. Surrounding the structure are four statures representing the four branches: artillery, infantry, calvary and navy. There are also battle scenes depicted along with the words " "Alabama honors her sons who died in her service." I found it interesting that this was the one monument (that I've noticed), that was not commissioned by the Daughters of the Confederacy. It was actually a very involved process, (starting in 1865) that included fundraising, soliciting the government and requesting private donations. In 1866, appeals from the state of Virginia to help bury Alabama's dead soldiers halted fundraising efforts and did not resume until 1882. The monument was finally competed and dedicated in 1898, seventeen years after the initial fund raising started. This monument originally featured four Confederate flags, but they were removed in 2015.

This is an amazing monument on the grounds of the Capitol which honors those who fought for the…read moreConfederacy and died during the Civil War. It stands 88 feet high. The detail of this monument is incredible. We just finished a tour of the Capitol, so just had to walk around the building to see this monument. Well worth the stop. A great piece of history.

This is the best museum we have seen on our civil rights tour so far. Lots of movie clips…read moreintegrated with the exhibits so sitting alternates with standing and listening and watching alternates with reading. Take the Time machine ride in the children's wing first if you possibly can. And watch for references to all the women leading the movement that we often don't hear about.

We visited Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, AL on Jan 7, 2026 as part of Road…read moreScholar's "The Civil Rights Movement - Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham" program. As the name indicates, this museum is entirely about the titular civil rights icon. Tickets were covered by our program. We spent less than an hour here, in part because we got two other sites to visit in our day's itinerary. Our tour guide informed us that photography was not allowed inside the exhibition rooms. (Judging by the content on this business listing, that didn't stop other visitors from taking photos.) In the first room, we saw a short film that summarizes the segregation in Montgomery prior to Parks' historic act. After that, we went another room and were standing in front of a bus modeled after the one that Parks boarded and refused to give up her seat. The bus's windows serves as screens for another short film that re-enacted the historic moment. The dialogue is boosted by surround sound all over the room so that visitors could feel what it was like at that moment. After that, we went into the third and final room of exhibits showing what happened after Parks' arrest and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement. I recalled life-size figures, a model of a 1950s car and dimmed lighting. (Many thanks to Lulu Wang and her article "Rosa Parks Museum: Take You Back to 1955, Montgomery, AL" in medium.com for helping with my recollections.) The museum is clearly focused on Rosa Parks the civil rights icon, but not Rosa Parks the person, family member and human being. To my recollection, there was little mention about her life before and after the bus boycott (and the larger Civil Rights Movement). Nor was there a mention of the asteroid named after her: 284996 Rosaparks. I learnt about that from a "Doctor Who" episode (series 11, episode 3, titled "Rosa"). I don't recall if the exhibits mention of Parks' prior encounter with the bus driver James Blake 12 years earlier. After paying her fare at the front entrance, she tried to enter through the back entrance. But Blake drove off without her. Some accounts claimed that she refused to board. It'd be nice to know what's the museum's take on that incident. Of the three Montgomery mini-sites about the Civil Rights movement - the other two being the Civil Rights Memorial Center and the Freedom Rides Museum - the Rosa Parks museum is the smallest in space and content, and the only one that does not allow photography. I was the least happy with it. It's certainly worth the visit if done in conjunction with the Civil Rights Memorial Center and the Freedom Rides Museum, both of which are within walking distance. In addition to that, go see the Rosa Parks statue at the Rosa Parks Bus Stop on Court Square, which is also within walking distance.

One of the best preserved historical military sites here in the United States. The movie in Hanger…read more2 is awesome. When you visit the airfield and its buildings, it feels like you're stepping back in time. I visited on a Saturday and there was only two other families there. Every room I walked into I was the only one in there so I was able to really immerse myself in the settings, sounds, and smells. You can not only go into all the different offices in the hangars, but you can also climb the old control tower. The staff are helpful and friendly. It's free to visit but I would recommend leaving a donation. The site also has a nice little gift shop.

This place will take you back in time. To the time of when it happened and where it was. It is a…read morenice exhibit. You can tell that it needs some upkeep so please donate. Make sure you check out everything and it put you in the mindset of the past and how lucky we are for the future.

I went to look at the beautiful bridge with my family. It's very close to the Montgomery Museum of…read moreArt.

Such a pretty place! Everything was neat and nice and the scenery was just gorgeous. Will…read moredefinitely be returning.

THE FORGOTTEN LANDMARK, DON'T MISS IT!!…read more The Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed is a historic building that tends to fall in the shadow of all of the great historical buildings and monuments in the city. However, I really think that it deserves to be mentioned along with the city's other landmarks as it is a truly beautiful building. This train station was first opened in 1898 and saw its last passenger in 1979. It has had a number of tenants since that time and is now the home of the Montgomery Area Visitor Center, and a number of other commercial tenants including a Thai restaurant with a very clever name: Railroad Thai. Several passenger trains used the station until the 50's and 60's when service began to decrease. It wasn't until 1973 that this building was placed on the historic registry and it took another three years for it to be recognized as a historic landmark. This building is located at 300 Water Street, (along the Riverwalk), just steps away from the Alabama River. Before you dart into the Visitor's Center to quickly grab information, take a long look at this building from every angle. As you face the building, you will have a great view of the approaching train, (which seems to run about every 20 minutes), from the left side of the building. You also get a great view of the shed from this side. Now go across the street to the hotel parking lot and take it ALL in. You will then want to come back over and focus on the details. Once you enter the Visitor's Center, look up down and all around. Check out the architectural details and the stained glass window. Look at that floor! Cool Huh? Wait a minute!! You forgot to walk outside to experience the cool and shade of the shed. You will notice an old yellow electric streetcar that rests behind gates. The city's streetcars were discontinued in 1936 in favor of buses. This shed the perfect space to have private and community events because there are restrooms outside and it provides great privacy. During the weekend that we visited, firemen were using the space for a cooking challenge and it was also being used to escape the heat, rest a bit and grab something to eat. This is one of the city's landmarks that is not to be missed so make sure that you take time to enjoy it when visiting!

The Governor's Mansion is a beautiful home located in a residential area of Montgomery. As of this…read morewriting, tours are given on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 10-2, so unfortunately, we weren't able to do a tour since we were in Montgomery over the weekend.

If you're looking for fun things to do in Montgomery, Riverfront Park is great! You can hangout at…read morethe park by the River until you stumble upon activities. Catch a Montgomery Biscuits game in walking distances. Plenty of music and entertainment in the area and sometime even free shows at the amphitheater! MPAC across the street always has a famous comedians, musicians and shows. For any WWE fans, the docks! I was walking by last weekend and I saw where they had the best Royal Rumble I've ever seen! At one point, they even incorporated the Harriott II crew into the show! Also, if your looking for a good drink check out Red Bluff!

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW Visiting was such a surreal…read moreexperience and visiting the Alabama river, talking with locals. The people are so friendly and welcoming.