Huntsville, Alabama is a bustling Southern city toted as 'The Birthplace of Alabama.' The first English-speaking city in the State of Alabama is now a sprawling technology epicenter that plays host to a number of big names in the high-tech aeronautics industry. Alabama's own 'Space Capital' is one of the fastest-growing areas in the South. The Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center, and the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command each call Huntsville home. The Redstone Huntsville's U.S Space and Rocket Center, a hands-on showcase of astronaut training activities, is the largest tourist attraction in the state. Space and Rocket Center visitors experience simulated weightlessness and view large-screen movies filmed by astronauts in space.
The Redstone Arsenal is responsible for the research, development, production and worldwide support of missiles, aviation, rockets and related programs.
The U.S Space and Rocket Center hosts NASA's internationally boasted U.S Space Camp. The Center attracts international groups of young people who spend a week experiencing space flight training and participating in mock space missions. The surreal whispers of the Huntsville Botanical Gardens sits adjacent to the U.S Space and Rocket Center . The Huntsville Botanical Gardens showcases a stunning collection of floral and aquatic gardens.
More than fifty public parks and massive greenways snake through the Huntsville/Madison County Metropolitan Area, each mirrored by a hot Huntsville tourist haunt. A variety of attractive city museums and fine arts facilities, like the Huntsville Symphony, line the elegant streets of Huntsville. The Huntsville Museum of Art is one of the leading visual arts complexes in the Southern United States.
Huntsville may just be the serious golfer's dream. Cruise over to the legendary Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Huntsville Hampton Cove Golf Course. Hampton Cove features two championship courses cascaded by scenic mountains and sparkling lakes.
