Alabama Travel Stories

As the name implies, Space Camp primarily offers mock training for young "astronauts." The programs are geared to varying ages, and most are week-long and for kids only. But there are also three- and four-day weekend programs throughout the summer for children ages 7 to 12 and their parents.
 
Trailing History: Birmingham. Selma. Montgomery. Alabama bears the scars of the civil rights era, and the monuments to that struggle inspire the courage to face new challenges. (Post, February 22, 2009)
 
Let Us Now Praise the Back Roads of Alabama (Post, January 25, 2009)
 
For Football Fans, a Bear Sighting in Tuscaloosa (Post, December 30, 2007)
 
TRAVEL Q&A: Alabama's Tween Scene (Post, November 18, 2007)
 
ALABAMA: Mobile Homes: So Many Stories (Post, November 4, 2007)
 
Tuning In to Birmingham: Alabama City's Music Scene Offers More Than 'Idol' Pleasures (Post, July 23, 2006)
 
After the Storm: Ala./Fla. Border: Sifting Through the White Sand (Post, November 21, 2004)
 
In Mobile, Ala., The Other Mardi Gras (Post, February 16, 2003)
 

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