Category: Tuscaloosa Tourism
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A One and Only Perspective – Linton’s Barbershop
The door opened as an elderly man walked into Reverend Linton’s barber shop. Instantly, Rev. Linton greeted him warmly saying, “You doing alright today? I haven’t seen you in two weeks!” This is not an unusual occurrence as Linton has countless regulars that come into his shop for a haircut, or even just to visit.…
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Wherefore Art Thou Tuscaloosa?
This weekend is overflowing with events in the One and Only Tuscaloosa! Starting tonight and lasting all weekend long, you can catch some incredible artists at Druid City Music Hall! Starting with Elephante on Thursday, you can catch him, CBDB, and Muscatine Bloodline each night following! On Friday, you can catch the American Shakespeare Center…
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Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Nothing is worse than the struggle of finding a restaurant to eat at around Christmas. From changed hours to even no hours at all, it seems like the search goes on all night! Without food, there’s a chance of getting hangry and that just won’t fly this holiday season. To deter this from happening, we…
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Things to do in Tuscaloosa: The Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum
The Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum Along the Jack Warner Parkway, directly across from the library rests a charming art deco museum. The Transportation Museum offers interactive and unique displays that showcase the history of the city through the growth of transportation in Tuscaloosa. While the round room may easily guide the flow from each…
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Places to Eat in Tuscaloosa: Buffalo Phil’s
The Strip along University Blvd is home to so many classic collegiate icons. From locally made cocktails to some of the best burgers and wings in the South, you’re not going to find anywhere that embodies the spirit of college quite like the Strip does. One of its landmarks comes at the corner of University…
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Top Five Reasons to See The Nutcracker
Top Five Reasons to See The Nutcracker This holiday season, come to the Bama Theatre to see our community stage the classic ballet of the Nutcracker at 7pm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with shows at 10 am Saturday and 2pm Sunday. Warm up with some Russian culture Composed in the late 1890s in Russia,…
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The One and Only Taco Casa
For locals, a giant neon cactus in our southern college town just makes sense. They belong right up there in Tuscaloosa landmarks with Denny Chimes and the Railroad Bridge. They just make sense. To newcomers, they are one of the first things you ask a local about. Anybody born and raised here will likely have…
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The One and Only Moundville Archaeological Park
Indigenous people once ruled the area around Tuscaloosa, and further south along the Black Warrior River is the ancient ruins of a once great native city. The actual name of the locale is lost, but what archeologists have found it was once one of the largest cities in North America. Dated to around 1000 AD…
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Tuscaloosa’s One and Only History
Story time! Did you know that Tuscaloosa was named after a native American chief? Chief Tuskaloosa was a paramount chief of a Mississippian chiefdom in what is now the sweet home Alabama! Tuskaloosa is most well-known for leading the Battle of Mabila at his fortified village against the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. Tuskaloosa was…
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One and Only: Tuscaloosa Cigar Tradition
From new Bama fans to curious freshmen, its hard to see why lighting up a celebratory cigar happens every time Alabama wins against Tennessee. The problem of success is you gain a lot of rivals along the way, and aside from that cow college to the east, Tennessee is a classic rival for Alabama, going…
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One and Only: Top 5 Places for College Students to Grub!
Life in Tuscaloosa comes with so many choices. From where you want to live, down to which road isn’t under construction, we face so many choices. When it comes to choosing where to go out, your options are overwhelming. Your friends may need to squeeze their pennies, while you want to impress your date. Some…
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One and Only: Alabama Veterans Reunion
One and Only: Alabama Veterans Reunion is coming up on August 26-28! We are thrilled to host Alabama’s finest in the One and Only Tuscaloosa! We are incredibly honored to be hosting the Alabama Veterans Reunion for the 3rd year here in Tuscaloosa. We are humbled to have so many of Alabama’s brave men and…