Things to Do

Explore McClellan

Visit the Joint Powers Authority website to learn more about the redevelopment effort at historic Fort McClellan.
www.mcclellan-jpa.com

Exercise Mind and Body

From Alabama's deepest canyon to its highest mountain, JSU Field Schools is your source for learning about the unique culture and natural history of Northeast Alabama. Join a naturalist led hike through some of Alabama's unique habitats, spend an evening catching frogs or stargazing, or learn printmaking or basket weaving. JSU Field Schools offers something for everyone.
http://fieldschool.jsu.edu

Delve into Nature

The Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge protects the last remaining old growth stands and the best remaining mountain longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests in the Southeast. The 9,000-acre mountain refuge contains beautiful vistas and a rugged landscape of unfragmented forests.
http://southeast.fws.gov/mountainlongleaf

Hiking Trails

The Pinhoti Trail System includes more than 100 miles of hiking trails that runs from Piedmont, its northern terminus, to a point south of Talladega. Visit the Talladega National Forest website to learn more about the Pinhoti  Trail.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama/

Bicycle Trails

The Chief Ladiga Trail is Alabama’s first extended rails-to-trails project. It wanders 33 miles through the countryside of Calhoun and Cleburne counties and it connects the municipalities of Piedmont, Jacksonville, Weaver and Anniston. 
http://epic.jsu.edu/clt

Museums

Explore the wilds of Africa, the wonders of the North American wilderness, and the mysteries of 2,000 year old mummies in the seven fascinating exhibit halls of the Anniston Museum of Natural History. 
http://www.annistonmuseum.org/

The Berman Museum exhibits over 3,000 objects related to world history in five galleries. The collection was that of Farley L. and Germaine K. Berman, both who served in counterintelligence during World War II. They met in North Africa and traveled the world collecting rare and unusual artifacts for more than seventy years.
http://www.bermanmuseum.org