Located in the Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park off Woodmere Blvd. One of the few state capitols chosen to be designated a national historic landmark, Alabama's capitol was built in 1850-1851. A bronze star marks the spot where Jefferson Davis stood to take the oath of office as president of the Confederate States of America. Montgomery's center for the performing and graphic arts, the Armory offers a variety of educational opportunities as well as providing a home for the Alabama Dance Theater. The Armory Gallery features the works of local and regional artists.
Admission is free.
Cruise the Alabama River. The memorial chronicles key events and lists the names of forty people who gave their lives in the struggle for racial equality and freedom. It was designed by Vietnam War Memorial designer Maya Lin. This historic church was the first pulpit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was the center of the Montgomery bus boycott. The church played a large and vital role in the civil rights movement which followed.