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Selma Attractions

Selma, 48 mi. east of Montgomery, is also connected with the Civil Rights Movement. Here, in 1965, a protest march near Edmund Pettus Bridge was broken up by police wielding truncheons. The National Rights Museum documents the struggle for equal voting rights for black Americans.
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute highlights the struggle for voting rights from the 1600s to the Voting Rights Act in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan. African-American political figures are featured after Blacks secured the right to vote. Other figures who made history through their participation in the voting rights movement include Viola Liuzzo and Marie Foster.
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:0010:00Closed
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0015:00
Always closed on:
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$ 6.00
Senior over 55$ 4.00
Students$ 4.00
Child 6 & underFREE
All values are in United States Dollars
Tips
Open Sundays by appointment only.
Old Cahawba State Park
Cahawba, near Selma, was Alabama's state capital from 1802 to 1826. Archeological finds as well as photographs of the homes and businesses that once graced Old Cahawba are on display. Visitors can walk the abandoned streets to view the columns and chimneys that mark old houses, while interpretive signs mark streets and buildings.
Address
Old Cahawba State Park
9518 Cahawba Road
Orrville, AL 36767
United States
Phone 1 (334) 872-8058
Fax 1 (334) 877-4253
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Family$ 12.00
Adult$ 5.00
Senior$ 4.00
Child 18 & under$ 3.00
Grounds / gardens only around attractionFREE
Child 6 & underFREE
All values are in United States Dollars
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Old Depot Museum
Exhibits at the Old Depot Museum allow visitors to step back in time. Exhibits include such things as a railroad boxcar to the black pins worn by the 19th C ladies in their mourning dress. Other displays include antique fire trucks, Civil War artifacts and African-American history.
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Cost
Adult$ 4.00
Senior over 55$ 3.00
Students$ 2.00
Child 17 & under$ 1.00
All values are in United States Dollars
Smitherman Historic Building
Smitherman Historic Building in Selma was built in 1847 by the Selma Masonic Order. The building has served as a hospital, courthouse and Military Institute. Smitherman Historic Building now houses the Vaughan-Smitherman Museum featuring period furniture, displays from the Civil War and other items depicting the history of Selma. The landscaped grounds surround the building with brick walkways, fountains and murals from the Battle of Selma.
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed9:009:009:009:008:00Closed
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Cost
Adult$ 3.00
Child 12 & underFREE
All values are in United States Dollars
Sturdivant Hall
Sturdivant Hall, built in 1852, is a Greek Revival Neo-Classical antebellum mansion located in Selma. Tours include the house, detached kitchen, gift shop and formal garden. Period furniture, toys, portraits and other household items are displayed throughout the house.
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Cost
Adult$ 5.00
Group discounts$ 4.00
Child 18 & under$ 2.00
Child 6 & underFREE
All values are in United States Dollars
Facilities
Gift shop
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