old alabama town

I went with my 8 year old daughter. We had a good time. Because there were some school groups there we got to see some players who dressed in period clothing and answered questions about the time period. The players aren't there when there aren't school groups visiting. One of the players was using her iPhone which I'm pretty sure wasn't around in the 1800s! There are 2 sides to the attraction. The living side which had houses, a school, a grocery store and doctor's office. The working side had a cotton gin, a blacksmith, a print shop and a seamstress. It was cute and we did it pretty quickly (about 45 minutes for both sides).

Some of the docents are dressed like that era. I only saw it from the street as I was unaware it closed at 4pm. And the lady in the reception building said I got there too late at 3

Old Alabama town is filled with history! It's a great place to go to learn new things about Alabama and see some history! My favorite part was that they have Alabama's oldest standing structure...a bar!!

A variety of old buildings, relocated to this central location, including a cotton gin. Well maintained, interesting guides, a variety of programs offered

We took a detour and spent several hours in this recreated historic village including a school, church, professional offices, homes, tavern. and so forth. It was a fascinating step back into time!

Great place to explore all eras of southern history. The volunteers do a fantastic job of bringing it all together.

They had free parking at the visitor center. Make sure to stop in at the pecan store across the street for a treat. We took the self guiding tour of Old Town. First you start off meeting a guide at Lucas Tavern. They tell you the history and take you through one of the old homes. Then you continue self guided through a couple more blocks of old town buildings.

Village set up as in the old days. One half has houses and the other half light industry eg blacksmith, potter and millinery. Takes about an hour and the lady in the visitors centre was very helpful. Worth going

My husband and I were here on Smithsonian Museum Day which offered free admission. Old Alabama Town's mission was to save 19th and early 20th century buildings that were going to be demolished from all over Alabama. These buildings were moved to Old Alabama Town and restored to give you a glimpse of life in the 1800's and early 1900's. There are 2 sections - the Living area and the Working area. The Living area has buildings that represent daily life - homes, tavern, school, church etc. The Working area has buildings that showed the residents livelihood - cotton gin, gristmill, print shop, drugstore etc.We have been to Williamsburg a few times. Alabama Town is much smaller, but in many ways very similar. It is wonderful to have this historic town in Alabama. A must see for both young and young at heart.

Very interesting. We went on the guided tour and saw all the houses and the various taverns and stores that were around in the 1800's. Interesting to see the slave quarters and the "grocery" store and doctor's office. Worth the trip

A great collection of old homes in Montgomery transformed into a hokey look at the past. It needs a touch of class.

We went there and it was super cute and very informative. The class and I have learned a lot love the little town. They have it set up as a walk back I. Time.

We usually love to go here at Christmas to see all the beautiful decorations. But that is not the only time we all love to tour the many, many stores that you can go through and buy stuff.

This is a collection of old wooden houses reassembled in one area. It gives a good sense of how people lived and some of them have fascinating guides who pop up to tell you facts about the past. A hot visit in the height of summer but the indoor parts are cooler.Worth a visit - go to the park first to buy your tickets from the friendly staff there.

We visited Old Town Alabama yesterday and were really impressed at the number of old homes/buildings that have been gathered and preserved in one location, over 50 total. A number of these homes have been leased to groups and businesses to help pay for the preservation of all of them. The weather was hot and humid but we toured the houses and buildings. We really have an appreciation for the preservation efforts.