Places to see at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Best Places to visit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama - Best Things to do in Tuscaloosa, AL
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City National Bank 0.04 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

City National Bank (CNB) is a bank headquartered at City National Plaza in Los Angeles, California. CNB is a subsidiary of the Toronto-based Royal Bank of Canada and it is the 35th largest bank in the United States as of March\u00a031, 2022.

CNB has been dubbed the \"Bank to the Stars\" due to its extensive relationships with numerous Hollywood entertainment industry clients, and deals with many exclusive and premier clients from various media, including television, film, theater and the arts.

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Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District 0.05 7
Historic, Historical Places, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District is a historic district which was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included 50 contributing buildings on 27 acres (11\u00a0ha), including the historic city hall of Tuscaloosa. It included a total of 91 buildings, with non-contributing buildings and ones deemed marginally contributing. The listing was expanded in 1989 with the addition of 4 acres (1.6\u00a0ha) including eight more contributing buildings.

The original district was roughly bounded by Fourth St., Twenty-second Ave., Seventh St., and Greensboro Ave. It includes the separately-NRHP-listed Bama Theatre-City Hall Building and City National Bank (1922).

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Bama Theatre 0.09 7
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Bama Theatre is a historic theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that currently serves as the city's performing arts center. Its modern redevelopment is the result of cooperation between the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation Authority. The three-story brick and limestone building is located at the corner of Sixth Street and Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 30, 1984. It is also a contributing building in the Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1985.

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Guild-Verner House 0.35 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Guild-Verner House is a historic mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S..

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Collier-Overby House 0.36 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Collier\u2013Overby House is a historic house located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Battle-Friedman House 0.36 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Battle\u2013Friedman House (also known as Battle House or Friedman Home) is an antebellum town home located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The house was built in 1835 by Alfred Battle and his wife, Millicent Battle. The house's grounds include the only remaining documented antebellum garden in the state. The house itself is noted for its vernacular use of monumental boxed columns. The Battle family lived in the house until 1875, when the home was purchased by Bernard Friedman. The Friedman family continued to reside in the house until Victor Hugo Friedman died in 1965, leaving the house to the city of Tuscaloosa. The Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society currently maintains the house as a historic house museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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First African Baptist Church 0.38 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

First African Baptist Church may refer to:

  • First African Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)*
  • First African Missionary Baptist Church (Bainbridge, Georgia)*
  • First African Baptist Church (Columbus, Georgia)*
  • First African Baptist Church Parsonage (Columbus, Georgia)*
  • First African Baptist Church at Raccoon Bluff, Hog Hammock, Georgia*
  • First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)
  • First African Baptist Church and Parsonage (Waycross, Georgia)*
  • First African Baptist Church (Lexington, Kentucky)*
  • First African Baptist Church and Parsonage (Scott County, Kentucky), Georgetown, Kentucky*
  • African Meeting House, Boston, Massachusetts, also known as First African Baptist Church*
  • First African Baptist Church (St. Louis, Missouri)
  • First African Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Mount Zion First African Baptist Church (Charlottesville, Virginia)
  • First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)*

* Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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Queen City Pool and Pool House 0.43 7
Museums, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The Queen City Pool and Pool House, also known as the Queen City Pool, is a historic bathhouse and swimming pool located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. The bathhouse and pool were added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1992, due to their architectural and historical significance.

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Jemison Van De Graaff Mansion 0.54 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Jemison\u2013Van de Graaff Mansion, also known as the Jemison\u2013Van de Graaf\u2013Burchfield House, is a historic house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. The structure remained a private residence until 1955, when it served first as a library, then publishing house offices, and lastly as a historic house museum. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1972, due to its architectural significance.

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Drish Mansion 0.89 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Manor Houses, Farms

Drish may refer to:

  • River Drish, a river in the Republic of Ireland
  • Dr. John R. Drish House, a historic mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Historic Downtown Northport 0.91 7
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Northport is a city in Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of the State of Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River across from downtown Tuscaloosa, it is currently the 21st largest city in Alabama with an estimated population of 26,115 in 2019. It incorporated in 1871. It is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Carson Place 0.96 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Carson Place, also known as the Cox-Mayfield-Sutley House, is a historic mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S..

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Old University of Alabama Observatory 1.02 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Old University of Alabama Observatory, now known as Frederick R. Maxwell Hall, was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Although no longer used as an observatory, the building has been restored and preserved. It currently houses the university's Collaborative Arts Research Initiative (CARI), an interdisciplinary, arts-focused research engine driven by the interests of faculty from across the University. By facilitating collaborations across disciplines, CARI maximizes the impact of faculty arts research, while enriching the University, local, and regional communities. Significant for its architectural and historical importance, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1972.

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Druid City Historic District 0.44 6
Historic, Historical Places, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Druid Hill Park is a 745-acre (3.01\u00a0km2) urban park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are marked by Druid Park Drive (north), Swann Drive and Reisterstown Road (west and south), and the Jones Falls Expressway / Interstate 83 (east).

Inaugurated in 1860, under the administration of city Mayor Thomas Swann, Druid Hill Park ranks with Central Park (begun in 1858) in New York City, Fairmount Park (1812) in Philadelphia and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco as the oldest landscaped public parks in the United States.

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Audubon Place Historic District 0.54 6
Historic, Historical Places, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Audubon Place Historic District, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is a 5.4 acres (2.2\u00a0ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It includes all 37 homes on Audubon Place, a curved cul-de-sac street entered off University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa, as well as five properties going further down University Blvd. Specifically it includes numbers 1515 to 1707 on the odd-numbered side of University Blvd., and numbers 8 to 37 on Audubon Place. Just 32 of the buildings are deemed contributing, however. The entrance to the cul-de-sac is marked by \"two massive concrete aggregate piers\" and the street gradually climbs upward from there. The street forks, with the right fork going to a circular end, and the left exiting out onto a one-way street.

The neighborhood was designed by landscape architect Samuel Parsons Jr. (1844-1923). It was a development by developer Mims P. Jemison (c.1860-c.1915), \"a prominent Tuscaloosa businessman who envisioned the subdivision as a haven for young middle class families, many of whom later achieved higher economic, professional and social status.\" The street was lined with oak trees planted by Mary Torrey Jemison.

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Audubon Place 0.57 6
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Audubon Place may refer to:

  • Audubon Place, in Audubon Place Historic District, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Audubon Place (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Caplewood Drive Historic District 0.67 6
Historic, Historical Places, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Caplewood Drive Historic District, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is a residential historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It included 37 contributing buildings out of a total of about 45 buildings, on 11 acres (4.5\u00a0ha).

The district runs along the long narrow lane of Caplewood Drive, originally known as Caplewood Terrace, south to its intersection with University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. It is between downtown Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama campus. Specifically it includes 1418 University Blvd. and 21\u201327; 301\u2013329; 400\u2013430; 1309, 1315, 1409, 1411, 1415, 1416 Caplewood Drive.

It is a set of modest bungalows and cottages built primarily during the 1920s and 1930s by local builders, using common building materials and designs which happen to achieve a kind of unity.

The street was developed by J. D. Caples, Sr. (1860-1934) in 1922 along a creek and a natural ravine. Low areas were filled by dirt excavated in the construction of the NRHP-listed City National Bank, and sewers and water pipes were installed by manual labor. Caples paved the street and planted trees. Caples himself built five or six of the homes; his son-in-law B.D. Sumner built three; only one is known to be designed by an architect, being the one at #33 designed by Birmingham architect George P. Turner.

It includes one or more Craftsman bungalows, as well as mission/Spanish revival and English Cottage styles.

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Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre 0.43 3
Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Music Venues

This is a list of amphitheatres in use today.

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Christ Episcopal Church 0.12 2
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Christ Episcopal Church may refer to the following similarly named churches or parishes in the United States:

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River Hill 0.18 2
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

River Hill may refer to:

  • River Hill, California
  • River Hill, Columbia, Maryland
    • River Hill High School, in Maryland
  • River Hill, Kent (215 m), a hill in Kent, England
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Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame 0.18 2
Museums, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame was founded in 1998 for the purpose of honoring Alabamians who have made significant contributions to film, television or theatre. The organization is sponsored jointly by Theatre Tuscaloosa and Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Childress Hill 0.4 2
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. As the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), he became one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina. In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington. He was on the board of directors of the National Rifle Association. His grandsons Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon are NASCAR drivers.

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Pinehurst 0.53 2
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Pinehurst may refer to:

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Pinehurst Historic District 0.6 2
Historic, Historical Places, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 13,124. It is home of the historic Pinehurst Resort, a Golf resort, which has hosted multiple United States Open Championships in Golf. The village lies adjacent to the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, which has hosted multiple U.S. Open tournaments in Women's Golf. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design (by Frederick Law Olmsted) and its significance in the history of golf in the United States. Pinehurst has been designated as the \"Home of American Golf\" by the United States Golf Association, which announced a second headquarters in the village in 2020. The area is also known for its strong equestrian community, has hosted the former Stoneybrook Steeplechase, and currently maintains the Pinehurst Harness Track. Fox hunting is also a common sport in the area.

Despite the village's relatively small size, the resort will host the men's U.S. Open five times in the next three decades: Pinehurst No. 2 will host the Men's U.S. Open in 2024, 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047.

In addition to the Pinehurst Resort, the village is home to The Country Club of North Carolina. In the immediate area surrounding Pinehurst, there are more than 40 other golf courses.

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Paul R. Jones Museum 0.04 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Bijou Theatre 0.05 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Bijou is a French word meaning jewel, often loosely applied to buildings to mean small and elegant. It may also refer to:

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Gem Theatre 0.05 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

The Gem Theatre is a performing arts theater located in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1927 in the Spanish Revival style, it houses a two level theater with traditional row and aisle seating along with stage-level seating at cabaret tables. The Gem Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It shares a lobby with the cabaret-style Century Theatre, built in 1903.

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Capri Theatre 0.06 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Capri Theatre is a heritage-listed cinema in Goodwood, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, built in the Art Deco style in 1941. It was formerly called the New Star Theatre, Goodwood Star, New Curzon, and Cinema Capri.

It is owned by and is home to the Theatre Organ Society of Australia (SA Division). A notable feature of the cinema is the Wurlitzer theatre organ, which is used regularly for recitals, as well as an entertainment feature supporting the screening of films.

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Children's Hands-On Museum 0.09 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Lorrie Lane Studio 0.11 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Art Galleries

Diamond Theater 0.12 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No.\u00a01 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: \"Cracklin' Rosie\", \"Song Sung Blue\", \"Longfellow Serenade\", \"I've Been This Way Before\", \"If You Know What I Mean\", \"Desir\u00e9e\", \"You Don't Bring Me Flowers\", \"America\", \"Yesterday's Songs\", and \"Heartlight\". Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, including \"Sweet Caroline\". He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 musical drama film The Jazz Singer.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

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First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa 0.14 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Civic Hall of Fame 0.21 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

First United Methodist Church 0.21 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church 0.24 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.29 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Rick Rush 0.3 1
Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places, Installation

Mildred Warner House 0.37 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Saint Paul Methodist Church 0.38 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Old Tavern 0.38 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Bama Belle 0.41 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Old Alabama State Capital 0.41 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Defended Covered Bridge 0.41 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Navigation Mile 339 Monument 0.42 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Hunters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Chapel 0.43 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

The Written Word Church of God 0.43 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Queen City Fountain 0.44 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Bailey Tabernacle CME Church 0.44 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Bailey Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple 0.45 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greenwood Cemetery 0.45 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum 0.45 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Defended Covered Bridge 0.53 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Fountain of Knowledge 0.56 1
Fountains, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

Sanctuary of Hope Church 0.71 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Tide Theatre 0.73 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Jonathan Harris (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador. Harris is best known for his roles in the television series Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing and Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, as well as the films Young Triffie, Moving Day, and Grown Up Movie Star.

Harris was born in Pouch Cove.

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Thompson Chapel 0.75 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Open Door Family Church 0.75 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Richards Memorial Catholic Church 0.79 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Solid Rock Primitive Baptist Church 0.8 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Solid Rock Primitive Baptist 0.8 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Riverwood Presbyterian Church 0.83 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Knox Temple 0.84 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Holy Ghost Powerhouse Worldwide Ministries 0.87 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Calvary Baptist Church 0.88 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

New Kingdom Baptist Church 0.88 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

West End Baptist Church 0.88 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Community Methodist Church 0.88 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Double Portion Baptist Church 0.9 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Kentuck Gallery & Gallery Shop 0.91 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Art Galleries

Saint Marks African Methodist Episcopal Church 0.93 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

West End Methodist Church 0.94 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Conquerers Light Faith Center 0.94 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Christ Lutheran Church 0.95 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Gene Stallings Statue 0.98 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Paul "Bear" Bryant Statue 0.98 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Nick Saban Statue 0.98 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Frank Thomas Statue 0.98 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Evergreen Cemetery 0.98 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Evergreen Cemetery may refer to the following cemeteries in the United States (listed by state, then city/town):

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Wallace Wade Statue 0.98 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Truevine Primitive Baptist Church 0.98 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Porters Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 0.99 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Maxwell Hall 1.01 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Saint Paul Baptist Church 1.03 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Northport First United Methodist Church 1.04 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church 1.06 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Colored Baptist Church of Northport 1.07 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church 1.07 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greater Emmanuel Missionary Holiness Church 1.08 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Christway Christian Outreach Center 1.08 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

19th Street Pentecostal Church;Nineteenth Street Pentecostal Church 1.09 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Williamson Cemetery 1.09 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Northport Historical Museum 1.1 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Weeping Mary Baptist Church 1.1 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places