Community Information

Montgomery was named one of the best medium sized cities in America by Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live in America 1998.” Alabama's capital city offers a world-class theatre, museums, history, professional golf courses, family activities and irresistible down-home Southern food.

Montgomery is also a regional trade and transportation hub, home of a major United States Air Force Base and Air War College, the heart of state government, and home to Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Hyundai’s only North American plant.

The links below are intended to direct you to online resources designed to answer more of your questions about our community.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival
As the State Theatre of Alabama, the Festival serves as a major educational resource and lifelong learning center for the Southeast. Entertaining audiences from school children through adults. ASF also offers various publications, the SchoolFest program, and other educational opportunities.
Downtown Montgomery
Montgomery is dramatically revitalizing its downtown and is home to the Riverwalk & Amphitheatre which frequently hosts outdoor concerts and celebrations. Downtown Montgomery is also home to the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center. The Center features the Montgomery Performing Arts Center which hosts widely recognized artists and events.

Montgomery Advertiser
The area’s newspaper with information about local news, sports, business and entertainment.
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
The local area Chamber of Commerce provides an environment to encourage involvement and volunteerism. The Chamber web site has demographic, school and real estate information and more.
Montgomery Biscuits Baseball
Montgomery’s AA Minor League Baseball Team. The Biscuits are a Tampa Bay Devil Rays affiliate with two consecutive Southern Championships and the finest stadium in the conference.
Montgomery Zoo
Completely renovated in 1991 and enlarged from 6 to 40 acres, the Montgomery Zoo is a barrier free home to over 700 animals from five continents.
Old Alabama Town
A collection of over forty restored Alabama structures depicting life in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Photos on this page by The Montgomery Convention & Visitors Bureau
Video by The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce