Landmarks Foundation, a non-profit corporation,
develops and administers Montgomery’s Old Alabama Town
which depicts the life styles and occupations of Central Alabama's
past through architecture, decorative and practical arts,
and historic interpretation.
A visit to Old Alabama Town will allow your
students to visualize the 19th and early 20th century life
and gain a better understanding of their classroom studies.
We look forward to meeting you and your students.
School Tours
Group Rates: $4.00 student, $7.00 adult
Discount: Tours scheduled for the months of September
and January will receive a $1.00 discount off each ticket.
For every 25 students, 1 teacher or adult is complimentary.
(No additional
chaperones required.)
If there is more than one teacher or adult for a group
of 25 students, the adult rate will apply. If you have
a large group, the group will be divided and not
all will take the same tour. When there are more than
ten adults in a school group, they will be booked as a
separate adult tour with a separate guide. Teachers will
stay with their classes.
Special Assistance: Limited accessibility for people
with impairments. Please give Old Alabama Town advance
notice of students with special needs.
Cancellation Policy: A two-week cancellation notice
is required. If you fail to cancel, a deposit will be
charged for all future scheduled tours by your school.
The deposit will be non-refundable, but will be deducted
from total bill. It is important that you notify us of
any change in your field trip immediately.
Disclaimer: Old Alabama Town will make every effort
to provide tours as booked. However, we reserve the right
to substitute alternate sites or activities if necessary.
There are no lunch facilities inside the reception
area for school group lunches. Kiwanis Park, adjacent
to the Loeb Reception Center, is available for blanket
picnicking.
Special tours are available for 10 or more with reservation.
A
word about the tours
Tours
start from Education and Reception Center, 301 Columbus Street.
All guided tours last 1 hour and begin promptly. Please plan
on at least 1 1/2 hours for the
tour, Museum Store,
restrooms, and departure.
Read tour descriptions and select
the tour that best suits your group’s needs. Our regular
tours last one hour and the combination tour is two hours. Please
plan an extra 30 minutes for restroom/water and a visit to our
museum shop. Call for reservations 334-240-4517 Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is best to schedule early in the school
year to get your selected date and time. First received, first
booked! Have more than one date available. You will receive
a packet when your tour is booked; please read all of the information
included.
A map will be included in your packet.
Please study it carefully. Give a copy to all of your drivers.
Columbus Street is a one-way street, west bound. Our Educational
Center is on the corner of Columbus and North McDonough Streets.
Buses should enter the bus lane at the corner (from the right
hand lane), load and unload on North McDonough in our special
lane, and go around the block and park in our parking lot on
Columbus Street. Buses are NOT to park on any of the streets
around Old Alabama Town. Cars and vans are not to turn into
the bus lane or park in the loading area.
NOTE: OLD ALABAMA
TOWN AND LANDMARKS FOUNDATION ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS
OR THEFT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ON THE OLD ALABAMA TOWN PARKING
LOT.
Tours ~ Schedules ~
Details
See how Alabamians prospered in the
19th and early 20th centuries. As in the 19th century, all of
the crafts are not practiced every day. For this reason, repeated
visits to Old Alabama Town are desirable.
Early Alabama History – Encounter
the history of early settlements in Alabama, the Federal Road,
and Pioneer Life. Sites: Lucas Tavern,
Dogtrot, Pole Barn, and Log Cabin
Antebellum Alabama – Learn
about the antebellum period in Alabama. View architecture along
North Hull Street as you walk to the Ordeman Complex. Sites: Ordeman Townhouse outbuildings; Slave
Quarters, Kitchen, Well, Carriage House, and Barn.
Life in the 1890s - Relive life in
urban and rural areas of Alabama at the turn of the century.
Sites: School, Church, Grocery Store, Shotgun,
and Doctor’s Office.
Combination of C
and D tours Sites: School,
Church, Grocery Store, Shotgun, and Doctor’s Office, Blacksmith,
Rose House, Cotton Gin and Grist Mill Note:
Please allow 2 hours for this tour
Grange Hall School
Once again for the school year 2007-2008,
we are offering the unique classes of GRANGE HALL SCHOOL.
The classes will be held in the Grange Hall, behind Lucas
Tavern. Each session is limited to one class and the classroom
teacher. There is no charge for the teacher. Consider combining
Grange Hall School with an Old Alabama Town tour. Please call
and make a reservation for your class as soon as possible.
In the event that your choice is full, please ask to be placed
on a waiting list.
Young Pioneers
Digging Into History
Students will experience pioneer
life through hands-on activities focusing on school, clothing,
and homemaking skills of early 19th century Alabama. K-3rd Grade
only. AVAILABLE: November 5, 7, 14, 16:
Times: 09:00 - 10:30, 10:45 - 12:15, 01:00 - 02:30 Students - $4.00
Students learn how archaeologists
reconstruct the past by examination of artifacts. 4th, 5th and
6th Grades. AVAILABLE: January 11, 13, 20, 21, 25, 27:
9:00am - 11:30 and 12:00 noon -1:30 pm Students - $5.00
For More Information
All Feature Studies: One class per
session - 1 adult only.
Call 334-240-4517 or toll free 1-888-240-1850 to schedule tours. E-mail
us for additional school tour information
