Category: Tuscaloosa Tourism
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One and Only: Breakout!
If you haven’t heard of the latest real life gaming experience, you might still be locked in a room and need to solve that puzzle. Breakout games take role-playing to a new level by putting you inside the action instead of sitting back to watch. They present you with a puzzle to solve, a key…
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One and Only: The Tuscaloosa Public Library
One and Only: The Tuscaloosa Public Library The Tuscaloosa Library has always been dedicated to serving its city in their collective pursuit of knowledge and culture. The library had a soft-spoken start. Founded as a refuge for people to gather under the passion of reading, the first public library was born out of citizens donating…
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One and Only: Tuscaloosa Breweries
Tuscaloosa Breweries Hit up Downtown Pedal Tours and and take their Brew Pub Tour to all three one and only breweries! Black Warrior Brewing Company There’s a space in downtown where the beer flows, and a sense of community is brewed in a brick building along University Blvd. Black Warrior doesn’t just produce their…
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One and Only: Five Places to Eat Brunch in Tuscaloosa
Delicious and fun, brunch brings us together like no other meal. Its’s one of the few occasions that alcoholic beverages for breakfast aren’t just acceptable but encouraged. Mimosa, anyone? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite places in the #OneandOnly Tuscaloosa to enjoy those laziest of weekend meals, when breakfast and lunch blur into one…
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One and Only: Lake Tuscaloosa
Whether you’re looking to get outside for an adventure, for a relaxing time on the water, or you simply want to stay cool amidst the rising Alabama heat index and stifling humidity this summer, Tuscaloosa is home to many large bodies of water. Lake Tuscaloosa is the largest and is often taken advantage of in…
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One and Only: Lymanland (Water Skiing Heaven)
Hidden amidst the countryside of Duncanville, Alabama is what could be called water skier heaven, but what skiing aficionado Lyman Hardy named LymanLand USA when he built the lake more than 20 years ago. The glassy, blue-green dyed water of the nearly half mile long lake hosts a variety of water ski events and tournaments…
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One & Only: Lake Nicol (& Stand Up Paddleboarding!)
Black Warrior SUP Championship on Lake Nicol Serene waters surround the city of Tuscaloosa and its county. Lake Tuscaloosa is the largest in the county, Lake Lurleen is a man made oasis, and then there is Lake Nicol. This Cliffside lake is more secluded, and off the beaten path than its commercialized neighbor. It’s not…
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Top Places to get Fried Chicken
Shark’s Founded in Tuscaloosa, and expanding beyond our city limits, its not hard to see why. Shark’s fried chicken, ranging from tenders to liver and gizzards, you’re bound to have some of the best fried chicken in town. Accompanying the chicken, the sides share the same range of usual suspects to oysters and hush puppies…
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One & Only: Rama Jama’s
Rama Jama’s Every college town has that place that everyone has to eat before they graduate. Luckily for the University of Alabama, that list is nearly never ending with all of the incredible local restaurants surrounding Tuscaloosa. Even with so many options, there’s always been one that stands above the rest and it sits in…
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One and Only: The Alcove
Alcove Tavern Voted one of the best college bars in America by Men’s Health, This brick beauty serves as cozy relief from the noise and constant party found on the Strip. It’s a warm and welcoming place where people can break away from over the top bars and enjoy a nice brew under fine artwork and…
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One and Only: Gallettes
If you know of Tuscaloosa, you know someone whose got a story or two that took place in this one & only Locale. You can drive around the strip looking for a big flashy neon sign saying “ Gallette’s” you’ll be hard pressed to find it. This hole in the wall is hidden to outsiders…
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One & Onlys for Dad
Best places to Take Dad on Father’s Day Grill Master Dad Every Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day, your father is smoking, grilling, and mastering the BBQ Pit while everyone else waits patiently for his works of well seasoned art. He works hard to provide everyone with a savory, well smoked treat in…