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7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Montgomery, Alabama

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The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
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Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.
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Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968. Places

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The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.
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Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.
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The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
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