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Out of state license plates can be seen in our area year-round, but especially each fall for the University of Alabama home football games. Tuscaloosa County surprises visitors with its abundance and variety of museums, galleries and other visitor attractions.

Bryant Denny Stadium is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Each fall, the 84,000-plus-seat stadium, one of the finest in the nation, rings with the sound of “Roll Tide.”

Denny Chimes, built in 1929, is a prominent landmark in Tuscaloosa and on the campus of the University of Alabama. The chimes, named for former University President George Denny, ring every quarter-hour, and also play late afternoon concerts. The sidewalk surrounding the tower includes the “Football Walk of Fame,” with footprints and handprints of former Alabama athletic greats.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History features exhibits from the Age of Dinosaurs and the Ice and Coal Ages.

The Bryant Museum exhibits memorabilia of Alabama Crimson Tide football since 1892.

Mercedes-Benz Museum & Visitors Center, one of Alabama’s top tourist attractions, provides visitors with an up-close view of the star-studded history of Daimler-Benz.

Children’s Hands-On Museum provides a delightful experience for children of all ages with a variety of special programs and hands-on participatory exhibits.

Kentuck Museum features a gallery of exhibits of some of the region’s finest crafts and artworks provided by the South’s finest artisans and craftsmen.

The Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art contains a world-class collection of more than 500 pieces of art dating back to 1775.

Ol’ Colony golf course, a Park and Recreation project, is considered one of the best public golf courses in the country.

Capitol Park, located in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, has partially excavated ruins of the site of the Alabama State Capitol, when Tuscaloosa was the seat of state government, 1826 to 1846.

Moundville Archaeological Park is part of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The park is internationally recognized as one of the most important prehistoric Indian settlements and ceremonial centers in North America.

Tannehill State Park spreads across 1,500 acres of scenic wooded hills in northern Tuscaloosa County. The park is built around the ruins of the pre-Civil War Tannehill Iron Works, and includes historic trails, restored pioneer buildings and regular events.

Lake Lurleen State Park, named after Alabama’s only female governor, Lurleen Wallace, is a scenic, 1625-acre lakeside retreat located nine miles northwest of Northport.

Art lovers will want to visit the area’s outstanding galleries. The Gallery at Kentuck, Renaissance Art Gallery and more are located in historic downtown Northport while The Harrison Galleries, Matt Jones Gallery, Narnia Gallery and others are in nearby downtown Tuscaloosa.

Historic and antebellum homes dot the landscape. The President’s Mansion at the University of Alabama dates back to 1841. Even older are: the Old Tavern (1827); the Gorgas Home (1828); the Battle-Friedman Home (1835); the Dearing–Swain House (1835); the Guild-Verner Home (1822); Mildred Warner Home (1820); the McGuire Strickland House (1820); the Shirley-Christian-Harper house (1840) and the Murphy-Collins House (1827), which houses the African American Museum. The Tuscaloosa Convention and Visitors Bureau is housed in the Jemison-Van de Graff Mansion (1859) and the University Club, a private dining establishment, dates back to 1821, when Tuscaloosa was the capital of Alabama.

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