Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
This state park is the most romantic place in Alabama, according to Travel + Leisure
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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Travel + Leisure, the popular national digital website, published a list of the most romantic places to go in every state.
Can you guess the romantic place they chose for Alabama?
Drumroll please… Cheaha State Park.
An Alabama natural wonder
It is not surprising Cheaha State Park topped the list. The park, which is surrounded by the Talladega National Forest and Cheaha Wilderness, has some of the best overlooks and trails in Alabama. including the nationally renown Pinhoti Trail.
Our favorite romantic spot? Pulpit Rock.
Here is what Travel + Leisure had to say about this romantic Alabama natural wonder.
“The highest point in Alabama is within Cheaha State Park, about a 90-minute drive from Birmingham. It’s a lush, exquisitely tranquil spot to commune with nature, with plenty of hidden nooks and crannies to explore. For more adventurous couples, there are opportunities for fishing, rock climbing, hiking, swimming, and geocaching.”
Other romantic places on the list
Who else made Travel + Leisure’s list of romantic places in the South and across the U.S.? Here are the spots from neighboring states.
- Florida — Downtown St. Augustine
- Massachusetts — Boston Public Gardens
- Mississippi — Natchez Trace Parkway
- New York — Niagara Falls
- North Carolina — Highlands
- Tennessee — Great Smoky Mountains
Who else should have made the list?
Did Travel + Leisure choose the right place as the most romantic place in Alabama? Should they have picked Monte Sano State Park, Alabama’s beaches or even the view from on top of Vulcan in Birmingham?
Tell us — where is the most romantic place in Alabama?
