The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Deep South

Stop 13 · Days 279–281

Montgomery & Selma

Montgomery & Selma, AL

The cradle of the Confederacy and of the civil-rights movement — Rosa Parks, Dr. King's church, the Legacy sites, and the Selma bridge.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Montgomery hotel

    Walkable to the Capitol and the civil-rights sites.

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You gotta eat this

  • Southern soul food

    Fried chicken, greens, and cornbread.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 279Day 279 — MontgomeryFull day · 5h 30m planned
  2. 280Day 280 — SelmaFull day · 2h 30m planned
  3. 281Day 281 — Northeast to ChattanoogaDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites