You'll be hard-pressed to find communities as steeped in Southern culture as Monroeville and Gee's Bend. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, modeled the fictional town of Maycomb after her hometown of Monroeville. Make the book come to life as you visit this area and take a step back in time. The quilters of Gee's Bend are world-renowned folk artists, and the Alabama River Museum provides interesting information and facts about the state's waterways.
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What To See & Do
Old Courthouse Museum
Used as a model for the trial scene in the film To Kill a Mockingbird, the courthouse hosts annual performances of the play.
Historic Gee's Bend Ferry
Take the ferry from Camden to Gee's Bend, where quilters gather at the Boykin Nutrition Center to create their famous works of art.
The Faulk Property
See the historical marker of Truman Capote's childhood home, next door to the childhood home of Harper Lee.
Roland Cooper State Park
On the 22,000-acre Dannelly Reservoir, this park features a golf course, cottages, campgrounds, hiking trails, fishing and more.
Downtown Historic District
Take a self-guided, one-hour tour of downtown Monroeville, where Harper Lee and Truman Capote grew up in the 1930s.
Monroeville Birdhouse Trail
The countywide birdhouse trail features oversized birdhouses designed by a local engineer and painted by artists.
Where To Stay
The Loft Bed & Breakfast
Experience log cabin living at its best in a country setting four miles west of downtown Monroeville.
Mockingbird Inn & Suites
Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast, modern amenities and an outdoor pool at this Monroeville hotel.
Mary Elizabeth Stallworth Home Bed & Breakfast
This home was owned by the first woman to enroll in Auburn’s College of Architecture.
Millers Ferry Campground
This park features 66 campsites, some waterfront, with electrical and water hookups, a laundry facility, swimming, fishing and more.
Where To Eat
GainesRidge Dinner Club
Located in a home built in the 1820s, the GainesRidge Dinner Club has served its famous black bottom pie since 1985.
Radley's Fountain Grill
Radley's takes its name from the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and serves homemade soups, crawfish tails, sandwiches and desserts.