Category: Alabama

Any sporting conversation regarding Alabama would be incomplete without mentioning its football prowess. The state’s two major Division I colleges, the University of Alabama and Auburn University, have combined to win six of the last nine NCAA football championships, an unprecedented run for any state in college football history.

With its white sandy beaches, imperial mountains and serene lakes, Alabama has long been known as a vacation gem.That secret, evidently, is out, as Alabama tourism spending reached an all-time high of $14.3 billion in 2017 with a record 26 million travelers having visited the state according to a report released by the state tourism department. The $1 billion surge in tourism spending is the largest dollar value increase the state has seen.