Whether you're a motorsports fan or just curious, make your way to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Alabama, a short drive from Birmingham. Founded by collector and racing legend George Barber in the 1960s, the humble collection eventually developed into the largest motorcycle collection in the world and opened to the public in 1995. What to See … [Read more...] about Visiting the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
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Visiting Pasaquan
If you look at a map of the state of Georgia, the town of Buena Vista likely won’t be on it. Less than 2,500 residents live there and there’s only one bed and breakfast, which is also one of the few restaurants. Blink when driving through downtown and you’ll miss it entirely. But the detour from Columbus was one that generations of travelers and soldiers from nearby Fort … [Read more...] about Visiting Pasaquan
Visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham, Alabama is home to many important landmarks from the Civil Rights Movement. The most important place to see is the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a massive interpretive museum and research center downtown. Opened in 1992, the Smithsonian affiliate's tours start in the atrium, where guides share important information on the facility and tell you where to … [Read more...] about Visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Visiting the National Infantry Museum
Military museums cover the region with some focusing on specific conflicts while others talk about the region's impact on that war. But the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center is set apart from all the others. Located at Fort Benning, home of the Infantry and Ranger School, Columbus, Georgia is the ideal setting for such a space. In fact, many graduations are held … [Read more...] about Visiting the National Infantry Museum
Visiting Roosevelt’s Little White House
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America's longest-serving president, was afflicted with polio, which brought him to the state of Georgia. Warm Springs' namesake waters were a retreat for him, so he established the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation and his home, called the Little White House. He visited nearly every year and it was his time in the … [Read more...] about Visiting Roosevelt’s Little White House
