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Welcome to Alabama Rentals by Owner
Alabama is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland waterways. Alabama is unofficially nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, which is also the name of the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie". The state tree is the Longleaf Pine, the state flower is the Camellia. The capital of Alabama is Montgomery, and the largest city by population is Birmingham. The largest city by total land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile.
Alabama, and the South in general has a reputation for "southern hospitality". The people of this state are generally genial and helpful and often go out of their way to help a stranger. While racial divisions still exist in the state they are much more muted than popular belief and stereotypes hold. In fact, many leaps and bounds have been made within Alabama, in terms of race relations, since the 1950s and 60s. The attitudes and problems of the Old South are mostly held today only by the old and the uneducated.
Alabama's landscape includes forest-covered hills and ridges in the north and dense pine forests, rolling grasslands, and low croplands in the south. The Mobile Delta region in the southern area of the state has numerous swamps and bayous, which are shallow channels filled with slow-moving water. Beaches border Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico at the state's southern tip.
Alabama is also important to the space industry. Huntsville is known as "Rocket City U.S.A." because it is the site of Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center, and the United States Space and Rocket Center. Go to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center to see a large collection of spacecraft and rockets. While you're there, experience the hands-on astronaut training exhibits. If you want to see where the Saturn 5 rocket system, which carried the first astronauts to the moon, was created, go to Huntsville. Scientists have developed many important rockets and spacecraft there.
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Alabama Attractions and Activities
Alabama offers a great deal to guests of the state's vacation rentals both historically and geographically. The region is filled with natural attractions and cultural sites. In addition to the legendary hospitality of the Southern United States, Alabama offers a pleasant climate and a diverse selection of historic sites.
Some popular local destinations include the state capitol, the Rosa Parks Museum and Festival, the Civil Rights Memorial, the Montgomery Zoo, and the first White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and Vulcan Park in Birmingham, and the white beaches of Mobile.
Natural attractions and beauty abound, from the Appalachian Cliffs and forest trails to Gulf Coast beaches and the Land Bridge. Guests of Alabama's vacation homes and cabins should also make sure to see the Little River Canyon National Monument and Fort Morgan.
Alabama's diverse countryside offers a variety of adventures for guests of Alabama vacation rentals. From the stunning mountains of North Alabama to the sugar-white beaches of the gulf shores coast, guests will find something special to capture their imaginations. Search the Alabama Vacation Rentals to find the ideal place to make your base for exploring and enjoying yourself.
Alabama is well known for fantastic golf vacations and has been rated as having some of the best golf courses in the countyr by Golf Digest. Stay in a Alabama Vacation rental on a beautiful golf course. The famous Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the backbone of golf tourism in Alabama.
Other attractions for guests staying at Alabama vacation rentals include the U.S. Space and Rocket Center where visitors can see an actual Apollo spacecraft and a towering 363-foot Saturn V rocket.
For arts and entertainment make sure to visit the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, the 6th largest Shakespeare theater in the world, with more than 200,000 visitors annually, hosting a variety of classical and contemporary theatrical productions year-round. The world's brightest performers in music, dance and live theater can be found at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham. And the Birmingham Broadway Series stages Broadway's hottest shows from September through April.
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