A day out from Fairford: USS Alabama, 35 mi away
Among the places to visit in and near Fairford are 9 museums, an ancient site and a stadium & arena. With nothing inside Fairford, the list has 12 places within 40 miles. Beyond the town, Bellingrath Gardens and Home sits 52 mi away.
USS Alabama
1942 South Dakota-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
Head to the south for most of the 12 on the list.
Orange: Fairford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
All of it lies within 60 miles: 14 places.
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3Old Mobile Site
Site of the old French Settlement on Mobile river from 1702 until 1712..
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7Fort Charlotte
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Altairisfar, Public domain · Fort Charlotte: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wales West Light Railway: Timdwilliamson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · GulfQuest Maritime Museum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mobile Botanical Gardens: Andrea Wright from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Museum of Art: Altairisfar, Public domain · Mobile Carnival Museum: Altairisfar, Public domain · History Museum of Mobile: Altairisfar, Public domain
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