History Museum of Mobile The newly opened Ancient Rome exhibit at the History Museum of Mobile features machines and technology taken from 2000-year-old Roman designs. Tom Rizzo, with Artisans of Florence, produced the exhibit. Tom has a keen interest in...
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2019 Travels with Roadrunner Journeys
I never thought that as I drove toward Dallas in January 2019, that I would end the year having driven over twelve thousand miles in 2019. Flying the 737 Simulator at the Delta Flight Museum Travel is the one thing...
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Death, Debauchery and Destruction, in Mobile, Alabama with the Secret History Tours
Secret History Tours Ten stories of Death, Debauchery, and Destruction in Mobile were promised on our Dark Secret Tour with Mobile’s own Secret History Tours. Secret History Tours, now if their second year, are leading five walking tours of downtown...
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Three best kept secrets at Downtown OWA in Foley Alabama
OWA On my second visit to The Park at OWA, I was pleased to see that the OWA has added more shops and restaurants. The Park, with its signature Rolling Thunder roller coaster, is as exciting as ever. And The...
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Ivy Green-Birthplace of Helen Keller
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Lions, Tigers and Bears, OH MY! “The Wild” and the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing
“THE WILD” Chinese Lantern Festival at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens Entrance to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens The Botanical Gardens are a “must see” attraction in Huntsville. The brainchild of fourteen dedicated Huntsvillians in 1979, the tenacious group eclipsed the seemingly...
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The Magic of Marble Festival in Sylacauga, Alabama’s Marble City
Magic of Marble Festival Each April for the last eleven years, sculptors from around the world gather in Alabama’s Marble City, Sylacauga, for the Magic of Marble Festival. The twelve-day festival situated in the heart of downtown Sylacauga at Blue...
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TIPTOEING THROUGH THE TULIPS AND A PATRIOTIC WALK THROUGH THE AMERICAN VILLAGE IN MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA
TULIPS GALORE Since 2017, the American Village in Montevallo has planted tulips in December for the community to enjoy in the Spring. This year over 100 thousand bulbs were planted. This herald of spring has become an attraction that draws...
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Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail Mobile, Alabama
Eric Finley, host of the DFFAAHT The Finley African American Heritage Trail in Mobile takes an in-depth look at the history and contributions of African Americans from the founding of Mobile to the present. While the trail became the vision...
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Making the Good Times Roll, Mobile Mask, Mobile, Alabama
The Mardi Gras season is just around the corner and soon our streets will be filled with revelers celebrating Carnival I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Joynt, the editor of the Mobile Mask, the foremost magazine for Mobile’s...
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