It is great to find that friendly small towns still exist in this e ever changing world. Ralph,…read moreAlabama is a great small town with friendly and outgoing people.

We are planning a wedding in Tuscaloosa and are hosting many out of town guests. We visited the…read moreoffice of Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sport in hopes of obtaining information on Tuscaloosa for our visiting guests. Naytalia and Jasmine could not have been more helpful! They provided us with a treasure trove of brochures and goodies to put in our wedding gift bags. I can not say enough about how wonderful they were! Roll Tide!

How do you put a ranking on a cemetery? Initially it may seem offensive because we must respect the…read morepeople buried there. You can't just simply go out and say. This cemetery sucks! Or, and probably more disturbing, "This is the best cemetery ever!". So why the five stars? Well, I've been searching for my great-grandfather for a while and it took a road trip from Ann Arbor, MI all the way to Tuscaloosa, AL to find him. I didn't know I had a doctor in the family until hearing about my great-grandfather Andrew McKenzie. He was the first Black physician in Tuscaloosa Alabama. To me, and to Tuscaloosa, that's something special. The city must have thought so because they named the McKenzie Courts after him. It was surreal seeing his grave site and seeing one of my middle names on the large headstone on the top of the hill (it took 4 people to spread out and find it). Even more amazing were the fresh flowers at each of my relative's headstones. I heard I had cousins in Alabama. It was too bad we were just passing through or I would have said hi. Maybe they're on Yelp, lol, or maybe they'll see this on Google. Thanks to Ms. Melton of the Murphy African American Museum for helping me along the way. Thanks to the two cops parked next to some other cemetery near the AU stadium who pointed us in the right direction. And thanks to the guy at the mortuary for more directions; even though the mortuary was closed you opened your doors to help us and I really appreciate that (we got lost a lot). RIP long lost relatives :)

After standing in line for 50 minutes. mind you,I got here at 1547. They do not process titles…read moreafter 430. The staff never stepped outside to ask what customers are here for. Once I got to the door. They turned me away, saying sorry we open Monday. Then I said, I got here at 3:47 and no one asked all these customers what they are here for. Yes they have a single sign which is small and you don't see it when you're in-line 50 feet from the door.

Having just moved here, I am of course making the rounds of all the various bureaucracy to be taken…read morecare of. The husband got his registrations taken care of at the Skyland location and suggested that the downtown location might be friendlier, so I came here to get my car switched over. He had already gotten my VIN checked out, so I had that paperwork in hand (no additional inspection needed). On the first visit, the signage was a bit confusing, but I managed to make my way up to a window (no line) where I was informed that if I purchased a Roll Tide plate in June, my last name would be up for renewal in July and I would have to pay to have that plate all over again (no pro-rating of that fee, I guess). Fortunately, my old tag was good through July, so I promptly picked up my paperwork and returned last week instead. There was a line of 6-8 people, but it was moving fairly reasonably and there were several windows open. The lady was friendly, but the weird design of the glass windows -- glass all the way up, with a small rectangular opening around eye level -- made it really hard to hear her, especially with a loud guy at the window next to me. And though the signs specified certain information required to pay by check, she didn't ask me for any of it. So I guess if you have to do registration paperwork, this is a reasonably painless location to do it at.

I love the Tuscaloosa library!…read more I can order books that I want to read online, and in a day or two, go pick them up with little exposure to others. During the pandemic, that is a good thing! Plus before the pandemic hit, the Library has a great book discussion group that meets monthly that is really good. It is wonderful to hear other people's views on a book and what each person got out of it personally. Join up, get a card, and enjoy!

I absolutely love this place. I come here to relax and get away from the hustle and bustle. The…read morelibrary has free wifi and tons of free space where you can come and catch some peace and quiet. I love coming here to study and get away from the house. The facilities are all up to date here and you can find a wide range of hardback books along with electronic books for check out. The places gets a bit crowded after 3pm once school lets out but you can always come find a nook with some headphones. Check it out of if you get a chance.

This Alabama historical marker is located in the Park at Manderson Landing nearest to where it…read moreintersects with Hackberry Lane. The marker is easy to spot and is in very good condition. It points out some of the post Civil War engineering history in the area. The text is the same on both sides. It reads, "From 1887-1915, seventeen locks and dams were constructed on the Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers. The first 3 were built on the fall line in Tuscaloosa. This was the site of #3, later #12. The Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association, founded in Tuscaloosa 1950 by leaders from Birmingham, Mobile, and Tuscaloosa, led the effort to modernize the waterway. Six modern locks and dams, replacing the original 17, have been built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between Mobile and Port Birmingham, providing efficient navigation, flood control, recreation and hydropower. As a result of the Association's efforts barge tow travel time was cut in half and the size of payloads tripled." The marker was erected in 2000 when the Waterway Associate celebrated its 50th anniversary. [Review 15969 overall - 187 in Alabama - 1474 of 2021.]

The Park was first dedicated in 1978 as a memorial for veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force,…read moreMarine Corps and Coast Guard. In 2002, surviving crew members of the USS Tuscaloosa held a reunion here to view parts of their ship, perhaps for the last time. Yes, the decommissioned ship's mast is the centerpiece of the park. The USS Tuscaloosa was a heavy cruiser that escorted President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to the Charter signing in Newfoundland and went on to see battle in Normandy, North Africa, Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Continuing around the park there is a Vought A-7E Corsair, a carrier-based attack bomber that saw service in Vietnam. There is a "Huey" attack helicopter, an M60 medium tank and an iconic Willys Jeep painted in Air Force colors. The oldest piece is an Armament gun that was pulled around on a caisson during WWI. The weapon is a 75 millimeter French gun borrowed by the U.S. during WWII. Of course, there is an honor roll listing names of veterans who served. The park is at the site of the former Northington General Army Hospitals, which was one of the largest military hospitals in the world at the end of WWII. When the hospital closed, it was stipulated that the one-acre site could only be used as a shrine, a memorial to veterans or a denominational church. The one-acre site is at the location of the former hospital's chapel. [Review 15966 overall - 184 in Alabama - 1471 of 2021.]