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SoulGrown’s Travel section is your guide to exploring Alabama’s scenic coastlines, mountain retreats, and charming small towns. From hidden gems and luxury stays to outdoor adventures and cultural destinations, find inspiration for day trips, weekend getaways, and unforgettable journeys. With curated guides, itineraries, and vivid storytelling, SoulGrown helps you plan meaningful adventures while seeing Alabama in new ways.

SoulGrown’s Travel section is your guide to exploring Alabama’s scenic coastlines, mountain retreats, and charming small towns. From hidden gems and luxury stays to outdoor adventures and cultural destinations, find inspiration for day trips, weekend getaways, and unforgettable journeys. With curated guides, itineraries, and vivid storytelling, SoulGrown helps you plan meaningful adventures while seeing Alabama in new ways.

In the town of Courtland, time often slides backward before crawling forward again, tracing the line between what remains and what is slowly returning.

Courtland AL

Courtland looks skyward: a town’s deep history and its renewed effort to build the future

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May 6, 2026

Birmingham’s Latino and Latina-owned businesses continue to play a major role in shaping the city’s food and coffee culture. These are family-run concepts and community-driven spaces that reflect heritage, entrepreneurship, and generations of tradition.

Bandido Coffee

Where to eat, sip, and support Latino and Latina-owned businesses in Birmingham

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May 4, 2026

Starting May 17, The Pizitz Food Hall will be open seven days a week, adding Sunday service from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Pizitz ground floor

Your lunch break gets an upgrade: The Pizitz expands to seven days a week

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May 1, 2026

Mother’s Day weekend has a way of sneaking up—but luckily, Alabama already has the plans covered. Across the state, you’ll find everything from blooming rose shows and charming tea parties to waterfront festivals and live music under the lights.

Mom and Me Tea

SoulGrown Roundup: this week across Alabama

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May 1, 2026

Alabama, with its rolling Appalachian foothills, deep canyons, ancient forests, and Gulf Coast wetlands, is a walker’s paradise. The Yellowhammer State features hundreds of miles of trails across its state […]

Cheaha State Park

Our favorite Alabama walking trails for health and wellness

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April 30, 2026

Held the day before the tournament tees off, the Pro-Am brings together voices from across sports, entertainment, and public life. This morning, we had the opportunity to speak with several of the players—coaches, musicians, and public figures—who stepped onto the course not just to compete, but to take part in something larger than the game itself.

Nick Saban

The voices of the Pro-Am: inside Regions Tradition’s opening day

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April 29, 2026

It’s not often you get to see what happens when four acclaimed chefs share the same kitchen. To my luck, I experienced that firsthand last month at the Southern Grace dinner hosted at Little Bird by Chef Bill Briand.

Chefs at Little Bird

Four chefs in a kitchen: a study in collaborative storytelling

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April 28, 2026

From the coastal waters of Bayou La Batre to downtown Birmingham and up to Albertville, this week’s lineup covers a little bit of everything.

Hot Air Balloon Festival

SoulGrown Roundup: Alabama Events This Week (Early May 2026)

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April 24, 2026

For decades, Huntsville’s Tip Top Café was more than a bar—it was a proving ground for bands and a cultural anchor for a town sometimes known better for rockets than rock & roll.

Tip Top Cafe

Tip Top Café: a Huntsville legend comes back to life

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April 22, 2026

A new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum traces how a quiet Alabama town became a recording epicenter, shaping generations of artists.

Studio A

Where the river sings: Muscle Shoals and the sound that crossed every line

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April 21, 2026

Some brands begin in boardrooms and tailored suits—but this one starts in the jungle.

Hatton Smith in the jungle

Off the map: the story behind Campesino Rum

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April 18, 2026

As we started pulling together events from across the state this week, one thing became clear—there’s no shortage of things to do. No matter where you are in Alabama, there’s […]

AL Strawberry Festival

SoulGrown Roundup: Alabama Weekly Events Roundup (April 24-26, 2026)

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April 17, 2026

In a town of about 150 people, nearly 1,000 visitors will gather this April for a weekend that turns a quiet place into one of Alabama’s most vibrant cultural gatherings.

Rob McDaniel and Roscoe Hall

Rob McDaniel and Roscoe Hall bring new flavor to Old 280 Boogie

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April 16, 2026

They say that travel shapes you in profound ways, layering experience upon experience until it begins to influence how you think, work, and create. For Chef Luke Joseph, that global perspective has become foundational in shaping his culinary identity.

Current Charcoal Grill

Chef Luke Joseph is building a more curious Birmingham

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April 14, 2026

These are five Tuscaloosa parks I keep coming back to—for the views, the memories, and the moments you can’t quite plan for.

Lake Nicol

A local’s guide to Tuscaloosa’s best parks

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April 10, 2026

Seed to Soul highlights chefs who are championing local producers and bringing a deeper awareness to the state’s foodways—inviting viewers into both the process and the thought behind each dish.

Harvesting carrots

Introducing Seed to Soul: chefs shaping Alabama’s food story

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April 9, 2026

When this year’s Masters Champions Dinner menu was released, it sparked a question: If Alabama were to host a Champions Dinner, what would be served?

The masters views

What Alabama would serve at the Masters Champions Dinner

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April 8, 2026

Willy Wilcox’s golf journey has been anything but straightforward. Once a PGA Tour player earning millions, he stepped away after years of battling addiction. Now, he’s back at the game’s highest stage—the Masters—this time as a caddie.

Willy Wilcox

Willy Wilcox: PGA Tour veteran, sobriety, and looping at The Masters

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April 6, 2026

Mark your calendars, because it’s almost time for you to Get In The Loop! The streets of downtown Dothan are about to pulse with rhythm, color, and creativity.

The Loop Music & Art Festival

Get In The Loop: Dothan’s 5th Annual Loop Music & Art Festival returns this April

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April 2, 2026

Tucked into the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, a blue-painted historic home hosts an indie bookstore with a room dedicated to a beloved community member, the late Christine Deitsch. 

Ernest and Hadley

A room for everyone at Tuscaloosa’s Ernest & Hadley

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April 1, 2026

A Birmingham institution with more than three decades of history is once again in the national spotlight. Bottega has been named a finalist for the 2026 James Beard Awards, earning recognition in the Outstanding Hospitality category—one of the industry’s most meaningful honors.

bottega bar

Birmingham’s Bottega earns 2026 James Beard finalist nomination

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March 31, 2026