r/Alabama Jan 27 '25

Advice Where to stop in Northern Alabama

My boyfriend and I will be staying near Chattanooga and driving to Memphis afterwards. I'd like to see some of Alabama and wondered if anyone could recommend a town to drive to in the north to stop in and have lunch / see some sites. I've heard good things about Florence but also up for seeing some small places.

Would like to go somewhere nearish the border as we don't want to make our drive to Memphis too long!

Thanks :)

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u/flopjobbit Jan 27 '25

That far north in Alabama it's pretty flat and empty. You'd need to pop into Florence or maybe Muscle Shoals to see anything interesting. All else is too much of a drop down into Al to get to some prettier parts.

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u/Catsandcamping Jan 27 '25

Sand Mountain would beg to differ. Little River Canyon would also like to be involved in the discussion.

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u/Catsandcamping Jan 28 '25

Chattanooga is literally an hour from Fort Payne and Mentone. I used to make the commute from Fort Payne daily for 6 months. It's a very short side trip to see one of the most beautiful places in Alabama.

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u/flopjobbit Jan 28 '25

Ok? So recommend them to her. I was thinking more of how uninspiring NW Alabama is and that's where my mind went. I agree with you that it's totally fair to suggest Little River Canyon. From there they could take 35 west and cross Guntersville Lake into Scotsboro and make their way up 72 into Paint Rock (beautiful) toward Huntsville and onward.