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Huntsville is a city with a colorful history. The story of its 19th century village life and railway transportation can be explored in the Alabama Constitution Village, the North Alabama Railroad Museum and the Huntsville Depot Museum. And all that history doesn't mean boredom for younger visitors - the Children's History Museum is the perfect way to keep kids amused for an afternoon. The story of Huntsville's more contemporary development is drastically different and yet just as fascinating. The ‘Rocket City' is proud of its contribution to spatial advancement and a trip to the high-tech US Space and Rocket Center will bring out the budding astronaut in anyone.

The history of the entire state of Alabama itself is also compelling - state capital Montgomery was the setting for one of the most significant events of the twentieth century civil rights movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Rosa Parks Museum, which pays tribute to the boycott and its initiator, and is more than a worthwhile visit. And as if history wasn't enough, the city is also host to the renowned Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Alabama also has pretty much every geographical landscape that a lover of the outdoors could wish for - the Appalachian foothills in the north hold not only mountain peaks but idyllic lakes, while the south is home to miles of beautiful beaches. Huntsville is a historic, charming city perfectly situated in a remarkable and scenic state - both proud of an activist and forward thinking past which has led to a successful present.