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Civil rights interpretation, industrial heritage and university collections offer different ways into central Alabama.

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Central Alabama, a little closer.

Civil rights interpretation, industrial heritage and university collections offer different ways into central Alabama. Give each city its own time.

Lamar CountyClarke CountyTallapoosa CountyLawrence CountyMarshall CountyFranklin CountyHale CountyPerry CountyColbert CountyLowndes CountyRandolph CountyMontgomery CountyCullman CountyRussell CountyCrenshaw CountyLauderdale CountyElmore CountyButler CountyConecuh CountyChilton CountyCoffee CountyEscambia CountyBlount CountyBarbour CountyJackson CountyGreene CountyCalhoun CountyJefferson CountyWalker CountyMadison CountyDeKalb CountyCoosa CountyWashington CountyBibb CountyMacon CountyLimestone CountyDallas CountyCleburne CountyEtowah CountySumter CountyWinston CountyMarengo CountyMobile CountyFayette CountyChambers CountyLee CountyPike CountyMorgan CountyMarion CountyTalladega CountyShelby CountyMonroe CountyDale CountyHouston CountySt. Clair CountyChoctaw CountyPickens CountyGeneva CountyCherokee CountyClay CountyBullock CountyAutauga CountyHenry CountyBaldwin CountyCovington CountyTuscaloosa CountyWilcox CountyBirmingham1. Birmingham →Tuscaloosa2. Tuscaloosa →Anniston3. Anniston →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Browse published places around Central Alabama. Business details are supplied by their owners.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Alabama FIPS 01, all 67 counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Alabama’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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