McDonald Hughes Community Center
With events ranging from city gatherings to job fairs, the MacDonald Hughes Community Center is a much frequented hotspot for local activities and community growth.
Steam Dummy
Streetcar service began in the Druid City in 1883 with the arrival of the first horsecar trolley. Operated by the Tuscaloosa Street Railway, mules and mustangs pulled the streetcars on rails throughout the city. This “contraption” was in use for over a decade before the tracks were taken up by city order in 1896.
Moody Music Building
The Frank M. Moody Music Building is the home of UA’s School of Music and its renowned Holtkamp organ, which stands three stories high and comes with four manuals. Recitals and concerts are scheduled in the 1,000-seat concert hall that was inspired by the home of the famed Vienna Philharmonic.
Old Wooden Train Trestle
Have you ever seen a train in the sky near an Amphitheater? Imagine a historic wood and steel bridge, built in 1898 for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, 135 feet high and 3,600 feet long and still in use today! You can see it from parts of Northport and Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa Fire Station 1
Opened four years after the 2011 tornado damaged the original building, it stands as the flag ship of the Tuscaloosa Fire Department.
Denny Chimes
Denny Chimes, an enduring symbol of Alabama’s first university, was erected in 1929 to honor President George H. Denny, under whose leadership The University of Alabama gained national prominence.
Tuscaloosa Museum of Art
More than 1000 works of art are awaiting you at the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art! The collection amassed by Jack Warner as investments for Gulf States Paper, now the Westervelt Company, is considered to be one of the greatest private collections. Enjoy this experience!
First Baptist Church
Organized in 1818, First Baptist is the oldest church in Tuscaloosa County. The first building was made with logs. A brick structure was completed in 1830 and a larger one at the same site in 1884. An educational building was erected 1924 and the sanctuary that exists today was finished in 1958.
Stillman College
The College opened in 1875, is a historically black, liberal arts college, enrolling approximately 1,200 students on a 105-acre campus. Stillman ranks in the Top 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the country and in the Top 5 HBCU schools in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa Amtrak Station
Tuscaloosa is an Amtrak Intercity rail station. It was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country.