A day out from Colony: Legion Field, 30 mi away
Around Colony, the places to visit include 6 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. With nothing inside Colony, the list has 18 places within 40 miles. U.S. Space & Rocket Center is worth a day, 55 mi from the centre.
Lewis Smith Lake
Man-made reservoir in Alabama, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
Out of town, most of the 18 are to the south.
Orange: Colony. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
These 33 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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5Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
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7International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Hall of fame dedicated to auto racing personalities located in Talladega, United States.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Museum and archive in Birmingham, Alabama.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
Historic house museum in Birmingham, AL, USA.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
United States National Monument in Birmingham, Alabama.
Janney Furnace Park
Park surrounding a stone furnace in Ohatchee, Alabama.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Birmingham Museum of Art: Birmingham Museum of Art, CC BY 3.0 · Talladega National Forest: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Birmingham Zoo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burritt on the Mountain: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntsville Museum of Art: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tannehill Ironworks: Dystopos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntsville Botanical Garden: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Birmingham Botanical Gardens: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Princess Theatre: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Mountain Park: Swimcoach2!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Joshua Crauswell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Linn Park: Patrick Cain, CC BY 2.0 · Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Kthurman83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
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