Attractions in Selma, Alabama

Historic Homes & Buildings

Brown Chapel AME Church 334-874-7897 or 334-875-7241
410 Martin Luther King Street, Selma, AL 36701
Brown Chapel was the first AME church in the state. This was the headquarters for African Americans during the Voting Rights movement in the 1960's. more info map
Edmund Winston Pettus Bridge 334-875-7241
This bridge is a national landmark symbol of momentous changes in Selma, America, and the world. more info map
Heritage Village 334-875-7241
713 Mabry Street, Selma, AL 36701
Enjoy driving and walking tours of this beautiful, historical area. more info map
Historic Water Avenue 334-875-7241
Water Avenue, Selma, AL 36701
Visit this restored 19-century commercial district with brick streets, antique stores, fountains and a restored bridge-tender's house. more info map
Old Town Historic District 334-875-7241
Tour the largest historic district in the state. The area includes beautiful, antebellum Sturdivant Hall. more info map
Smitherman Historic Building 334-874-2174
109 Union Street, Selma, AL 36701
This remarkable building was completed in 1847 by Selma Masonic Order to serve as university. more info map

Old Cahawba 334-872-8058
9518 Cahaba Road, Orrville, AL 36767
An interpretive park, Cahawba was Alabama's state capital from 1819 to 1826 and a thriving antebellum river town. It became a ghost town shortly after the Civil War. ... more info map
Old Live Oak Cemetery 334-875-7485
2207 Broad Street, Selma, AL 36701
Visit this cemetary and see the graves of Confederate soldiers and prominent Selma Residents. more info map

National Voting Rights Museum & Institute 334-418-0800
1012 Water Avenue, Selma, AL 36702-2516
Showcasing an important period of Civil Rights history, this Museum offers pictorial displays of the voting rights struggle. more info map
Old Depot Museum 334-874-2197
4 Martin Luther King Street, Selma, AL 36703
Dallas County Museum of History and Archives
Visit this unique interpretive history museum, housed in an 1891 railway depot. more info map
Siegel Gallery 334-875-1138
P.O. Box 365, Selma, AL 36702
1840 Greek Revival cottage converted to art gallery which displays regional and local art. more info map
Sturdivant Hall Museum 334-872-5626
713 Mabry Street, Selma, AL 36701
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or on Mondays by appointment, the Neo-Classical Greek Revival-style Sturdivant Hall features six front... more info map

Martin Luther King, Jr. St. Historic Walking Tour 334-875-7241
Martin Luther King, Jr. Street, Selma, AL 36701
A self-guided walking tour of 20 memorials that highlight the history of the Voting Rights movement in Selma. more info map