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Tailor-made fly-drives across Alabama.
Discover Alabama
Our Alabama specialists craft journeys that pair the headline sights with the small-town discoveries that make a road trip memorable. Every itinerary is built around your travel dates, pace, and interests.
Recommended Drives
Suggested itineraries
10 days
The Classic Alabama Loop
Route: A circular drive taking in Alabama's iconic landscapes, gateway towns, and signature stays.
Our most-requested itinerary for first-time visitors to Alabama, a balance of headline sights and quiet, off-grid retreats.
7 days
Alabama Hidden Corners
Route: Lesser-known back roads, working ranches, and locally-owned inns across Alabama.
Designed with our regional partners for travellers who have already seen the postcards and want the unfiltered version.
13 days · Atlanta loop
Rock 'n' Roll, Rockets & Elvis
Route: Atlanta → Birmingham → Memphis → Tupelo → Muscle Shoals → Nashville → Lynchburg → Huntsville → Atlanta
A Deep South music pilgrimage tracing the birthplaces of the blues, soul, country and rock 'n' roll, Graceland, Sun Studio, Beale Street, Tupelo's Elvis birthplace, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the Grand Ole Opry, the Jack Daniel's Distillery and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
- •Birmingham, four downtown entertainment districts, James Beard-winning kitchens & the Vulcan statue
- •Memphis, Graceland, Sun Studio, Stax Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory & Beale Street blues
- •Tupelo, MS, Elvis Presley Birthplace, the 'Elvis at 13' statue & his childhood church
- •Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, W.C. Handy's birthplace & the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
- •Nashville, Music Row, RCA Studio B, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Bluebird Cafe & Grand Ole Opry
- •Lynchburg, TN, Jack Daniel's Distillery, the oldest registered distillery in the USA
- •Huntsville, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, world's largest space museum, plus The Orion amphitheater
- •Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta History Center & Fairlie-Poplar
19 days · Chicago to New Orleans
Get Your Vibe On I-65
Route: Chicago → Indianapolis → Louisville → Nashville → Florence/Muscle Shoals → Huntsville → Birmingham → Montgomery → Orange Beach/Gulf Shores → Mobile → New Orleans
End-to-end on Interstate 65 from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, Chicago's skyline, Indy's Motor Speedway, Louisville bourbon, Nashville's Music City, the legendary Muscle Shoals studios, Huntsville's Space & Rocket Center, Birmingham's Civil Rights heritage, Montgomery's history, the white-sand Alabama Gulf Coast, historic Mobile and a New Orleans finale.
- •Chicago, Millennium Park, the Bean, Navy Pier & Magnificent Mile
- •Indianapolis, Motor Speedway, Eiteljorg Museum & the Cultural Trail
- •Louisville, Kentucky Derby Museum, Bourbon Trail, Muhammad Ali's home & Louisville Slugger Museum
- •Nashville, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry & Printer's Alley
- •Florence/Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, W.C. Handy's birthplace & Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House
- •Huntsville, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Botanical Garden, Burritt on the Mountain & The Orion amphitheater
- •Birmingham, Civil Rights District, Vulcan statue, Barber motorcycle museum & James Beard kitchens
- •Montgomery, Civil Rights Memorial Center, Rosa Parks Museum, Hank Williams Museum & State Capitol
- •Orange Beach & Gulf Shores, Gulf State Park, sugar-white beaches, Fort Morgan & The Wharf
- •Mobile, birthplace of Mardi Gras, USS Alabama Battleship, Bellingrath Gardens & Dauphin Island
- •New Orleans, French Quarter, Creole cuisine, jazz & riverboats on the Mississippi
15 days · Nashville to New Orleans
Nashville to New Orleans
Route: Nashville → Florence/Muscle Shoals → Huntsville → Birmingham → Montgomery → Orange Beach/Gulf Shores → Mobile → New Orleans
A DriveAmerica-curated fly-drive from Music City to the Big Easy, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, the 'Hit Recording Capital of the World' in Muscle Shoals, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Birmingham's barbecue and civil rights heritage, historic Montgomery on the Alabama River, white-sand beaches in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, the Mardi Gras birthplace of Mobile and a French Quarter finale in New Orleans. Offered by our DriveAmerica partner ATI.
- •Day 1, Nashville arrival: Ryman Auditorium and Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
- •Day 2, Nashville: Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry and Printer's Alley
- •Day 3, Florence/Muscle Shoals: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama Music Hall of Fame and W.C. Handy's birthplace
- •Day 4, Huntsville: U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden and Burritt on the Mountain
- •Day 5, Huntsville: North Alabama All-In-One attractions, Tiger Preserve and Jesse Owens Museum
- •Day 6, Birmingham: CityWalk, Uptown, Five Points South and Avondale entertainment districts
- •Day 7, Birmingham: Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham Zoo, U.S. Civil Rights sites and Vulcan
- •Day 8, Montgomery: Dexter Avenue, Hank Williams sites and the Alabama State Capitol
- •Day 9, Montgomery: Civil Rights Memorial Center, Freedom Rides Museum, Rosa Parks Museum and Hank Williams Museum
- •Day 10, Orange Beach/Gulf Shores: Gulf State Park, sugar-white beaches and Gulf of Mexico waters
- •Day 11, Orange Beach/Gulf Shores: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, The Wharf Ferris Wheel and Fort Morgan
- •Day 12, Mobile: Bienville Square, GulfQuest Maritime Museum and the History Museum of Mobile
- •Day 13, Mobile: Bellingrath Gardens, USS Alabama Battleship, Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre
- •Day 14, New Orleans: French Quarter, Creole cuisine, riverboats and jazz
- •Day 15, New Orleans departure: return car at MSY
Top Places To Visit
The unmissable Alabama
Alabama's capital city
Begin your journey amid the cultural heart of Alabama.
A signature national or state park
Untouched landscapes that define the Alabama experience.
A coastal or scenic byway
An unhurried drive past viewpoints, diners, and small towns.
An iconic small town
Local craftsmanship, regional cuisine, and Alabama hospitality.
Top Tours & Experiences
Our pick of Alabama
Hand-picked tours and experiences we build Alabama holidays around. Add any of them to your itinerary — tell us what appeals and we'll take care of the rest. See all Deep South tours →
Birmingham
Birmingham Civil Rights Walking Tour
Kelly Ingram Park, the 16th Street Baptist Church, the A.G. Gaston Motel and the 4th Avenue District — the story of 1963 Birmingham, told where it happened.
Birmingham
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
More than 1,600 motorcycles, the world's largest Lotus collection and racecars — often practising on the track behind the gallery while you visit.
Huntsville
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Real Moon-landing spacecraft, the largest space museum in the USA and the chance to quiz actual astronauts in Rocket City.
Sheffield
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
The studio where the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin recorded — hear the story of the legendary 'Muscle Shoals Sound' in the room it was made.
Montgomery
Montgomery Civil Rights Landmarks
The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Dr. King pastored, the Rosa Parks Museum and the Legacy Museum — the full arc of the movement in one city.
Mobile
Bellingrath Gardens & Home
Sixty-five acres of year-round blooms around a 1935 waterfront estate on the Fowl River — spectacular in autumn and at Christmas.
Mobile
Clotilda: The Exhibition
The remarkable story of the last known US slave ship, discovered in the Mobile River in 2019, and the Africatown community its survivors built.
Mobile
Historic Mobile Walking Tour
Three hours through the first capital of French Louisiana — including Fort Condé and the story of the brothers who went on to found New Orleans.
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