"Rocket City -- Home Sweet Home" Top 5 Page for this destination Huntsville by LBKesner
Huntsville Travel Guide: 56 reviews and 185 photos
A native of Texas, of course, will never be "from" Alabama, but I have enjoyed living here since December 1992.
Part of Huntsville's landscape, a mock Saturn V, will guide visitors to the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center.
- Pros:Self-Contained--Has everything one needs....
- Cons:Public transportation is all but nonexistent; you need a car when you visit.
- In a nutshell:A modern southern city that still feels like a friendly, small town....
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Sure, it's not Notre Dame or St. Pauls. ...
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The First Baptist Church on Governor's Drive in Huntsville features a space needle-type bell tower and a spacey mosaic... more travel advice
What would Grandpa Jones say about this?
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In the South, one often gives directions by "what used to be there," so for locals, this restaurant is located where the... more travel advice
Walk across the Japanese friendship...
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The Japanese Bridge and the cherry tree in Big Spring International Park were gifts from Mikio Kimata, a retired general... more travel advice
Attend an event at the Von Braun Center.
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The Von Braun Center hosts concerts, symphonies and ballets, local theatre performances as well as Broadway shows, and... more travel advice
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Is this Red Tide or War Eagle Country?
Nice page Thanks
Never quite made it to Huntsville AL. Unusual church with quite an amalgam of styles. I miss the kolaches. Can understand how you would miss Tex'us.
Nice page, I miss Surin's among ohter things about Huntsville.