Sightseeing
History BuffAlabama State Capitol
FreeWalk the 1851 Greek Revival statehouse where the Confederacy was formed and the 1965 voting rights march ended.
Montgomery, AL
Area guide · Alabama, USA
Things to do in Alabama Black Belt
Civil rights landmarks from Montgomery's Capitol to Selma's bridge and Tuskegee
- Sightseeing
- Museums
- Nearest airport: MGM, about 11 miles
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Three to see first in Alabama Black Belt
Sightseeing
History BuffDexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Under $25Tour the brick church where Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor and helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott.
Montgomery, AL
Sightseeing
IconicEdmund Pettus Bridge
FreeSee the 1940 steel arch bridge in Selma where police attacked voting rights marchers on Bloody Sunday in March 1965.
Selma, AL
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Sightseeing
History BuffAlabama State Capitol
FreeWalk the 1851 Greek Revival statehouse where the Confederacy was formed and the 1965 voting rights march ended.
Sightseeing
History BuffDexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Under $25Tour the brick church where Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor and helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott.
Sightseeing
IconicEdmund Pettus Bridge
FreeSee the 1940 steel arch bridge in Selma where police attacked voting rights marchers on Bloody Sunday in March 1965.
Sightseeing
IconicNational Memorial for Peace and Justice
Under $25Walk beneath more than 800 hanging steel monuments naming victims of racial terror lynchings, county by county.
Museums
History BuffRosa Parks Museum
Under $25See exhibits on Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest and the Montgomery Bus Boycott at the spot where she was arrested.
Museums
History BuffThe Legacy Museum
Under $25Walk through immersive exhibits tracing American history from enslavement to mass incarceration, on a site where enslaved people were once held.
Museums
History BuffTuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
FreeTour the Moton Field hangars where the Tuskegee Airmen trained, with a restored Link Trainer and exhibits on the cadets.
Sightseeing
History BuffTuskegee Institute National Historic Site
FreeSee the George Washington Carver Museum and Booker T. Washington's home, The Oaks, on the Tuskegee University campus.
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About Alabama Black Belt
The Black Belt stretches across central Alabama, and Montgomery, Selma and Tuskegee are among its largest cities. In Montgomery, visitors find the Alabama State Capitol, the Rosa Parks Museum, the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail follows the 54-mile route of the 1965 voting rights march, which started across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Tuskegee, known for major achievements by African Americans, is home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.