East Alabama Travel Destinations

Carlisle Drug Store Soda Fountain

Step back in time and order a fountain drink from the original and continuously operating 1914 soda fountain.  Located inside the drug store. Since 1914 people have been coming in Carlisle Drug to get a Limeade made at the soda bar. 12  Main Street Ale …

Classic on Noble

We are Anniston, Alabama’s fine dining tradition and also a destination restaurant for many out of towners. We have many regular customers who are local and many who drive from Birmingham, Gadsden, Atlanta, and places in between who enjoy our food, dri …

Clay County Courthouse

Built in 1906, the Clay County Courthouse is the highest elevated courthouse in the state of Alabama.  Located on the square in Ashland, Alabama, it now houses the Hugo Black Museum. It was built in 1906 for $37,986.00 by Architect Charles Carlton of A …

Fort Cusseta

This hand-hewn log fort, circa 1832, was built for protection against possible American Indian uprising. It’st he last known fort of its kind in Southeast. See the historic marker. Fort Cusseta in Chambers County, Alabama, is a rare surviving example o …

Fort Tyler

Located on Alabama-Georgia border, it was site of one of last Civil War battles (April 16, 1865) to take place east of Mississippi. On April 16, 1865, Union troops attacked the earthen fort in West Point, Georgia.  Many soldiers lost their lives that d …

Hobson City, Alabama

Hobson City was established on August 16, 1899 and is the oldest incorporated African American Cities in the State of Alabama and the third oldest incorporated African American city in the United States.   There are less than 25 remaining African Ameri …

Janney Furnace Civil War Reenactment

The Civil War era furnace constructed in 1863 using 200 slaves as a labor was burned by Union soldiers destroying the shacks that had been erected for the works and damaging a portion of the brick chimneys that capped the stone structure. However, the …

Joe Louis Statue

See an 8 foot statue of boxing great Joe Louis, who was born in Lafayette, and visit Chambers County Museum nearby to see related a exhibit and other memorabilia. Joe Louis, whose given last name was Barrow, was born in rural Chambers County and lived …

Kymulga Grist Mill & Covered Bridge

The building is three stories high on the front and four on the back. One beam runs the full length of the mill and is 10″ x 10″ and is hewn of one solid log. It was hand planed. One beam on the second story is not quite as big, but also runs the lengt …

Lanett Grave Doll House

Although Nadine Earles died young and wasn’t really a prominent figure during her short time with her family, she still managed to become a rather notable person in the US. All thanks to her outstanding dollhouse grave, the little girl has already beco …

Old Rock Jail & Museum

The old Coosa County Jail, also called Old Rock Jail, was built in what would become Rockford in 1825. Today it is a museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is open only for certain occasions, though the exterior is publicl …

Rainwater Butler Museum

This lovely Victorian structure of Eastlake style built in 1894 is used as a House-Museum and operated by the Childersburg Historic Preservation Commission. The Butler-Harris-Rainwater Museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb …