ALABAMA, USA
Alabama B&Bs offer traditional Southern hospitality
Alabama bed and breakfasts are the perfect accommodation option if you want to get in touch with the warm culture of this large and interesting southern state. Visitors stay in B&Bs, inns and lodges when traveling round Alabama on business or merely experiencing its southern delights.
Alabama is quintessentially southern, as are Alabama bed and breakfasts. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south and Mississippi to the west. You dont get much more southern than that! As bed and breakfast hosts will proudly tell you, Alabama ranks thirtieth in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland waterways. But the state ranks 23rd in population with almost 4.6 million residents in 2006. It is large and perfect for the tourist who likes natural beauty and old, traditional 19th century architecture.
While staying in a B&B you will learn that Alabama is officially nicknamed the Yellowhammer state. This is also the name of the state bird. You might also have heard it referred to as the "Heart of Dixie" and its bed and breakfasts (some of which have that name) carry on that tradition. You are assured of a warm welcome at B&Bs, lodges and inns in Alabama.
The capital of Alabama is Montgomery, and the largest city is Birmingham (in Jefferson County) which is famous for its Civil Rights history. There are many bed and breakfasts in both cities to accommodate interested tourists. From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, suffered economic hardship. But, since 1945, Alabama has recovered to become a US leader in manufacturing, mineral mining, education and technology. It remains an agriculture powerhouse. Alabama ranks high in the production of soybeans, poultry, milk, vegetables, livestock, cattle, cotton, wheat peanuts, fruits, hogs and corn. You can stay in a charming country Alabama B&B on an established commercial farm if you wish.
Many visitors to Alabama bed and breakfasts are connected to aerospace, education, health care, banking and heavy industry. Business people visit Alabama in connection with automobile manufacturing, mineral extraction, steel production and fabrication. Birminghams world-renowned medical centre is surrounded by bed and breakfasts as Alabama people and even Americans from other states travel there to get the best in health care.
Alabama is not all business. Recreational opportunities abound, from the sugar-white sands of the Gulf Coast beaches to the majestic mountains of Northern Alabama. You'll find bed and breakfasts at the heart of some of the best biking trails in the South and ample sites for hiking, rock climbing and watching wildlife. Alabama has culture too. Many visitors staying at Alabama inns, lodges and B&Bs are there to see museum collections, ballet, amusement parks, aquariums and much more.
