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Huntsville, Alabama
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| The nation's space exploration and research had its | Can I make the Huntsville reservation by phone? We |
| start in Huntsville, when Dr. Wernher von Braun and a | would be happy to help you make any Huntsville |
| team of German scientists began working at the | hotel reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| Redstone Arsenal at the close of World War II. | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Today, visitors can learn about their work at the U.S. | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Space and Rocket Center, which includes a space | Saturday and Sunday. |
| shuttle as well as an actual Saturn V moon rocket | |
| developed by von Braun's team. (They're both | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| enormous.) Tour the center's excellent space | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| museum, which itself takes several hours to see | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| there are more than 60 interactive exhibits and the | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| Spacedome, an IMAX theater showing films about | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| spaceflight. Another attraction is the Space Shot, | card information. |
| which shoots passengers up a tower and back down | |
| to the ground. In the process, you'll feel four Gs of | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| force about the same amount as astronauts typically | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| experience during a space-shuttle launch. | information can be found on the property information |
| Unfortunately, the bus tour of NASA's George C. | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| Marshall Space Flight Center has been suspended | |
| indefinitely. All attractions are fairly crowded, so plan | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| to wait in line or try to beat the crowds by arriving | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| early. | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| Huntsville also offers a childhood-dream-come-true: | |
| U.S. Space Camp, which is designed to interest kids | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| in space exploration by letting them participate in | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| multiday training sessions that are similar to those | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| experienced by real astronauts. Though Space | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| Camp is designed for kids, the camp now accepts | final confirmation number. |
| adults for three-day sessions in the fall. One of the | |
| best things about enrolling is the 1/6th Chair, which | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| allows you to walk, bunny hop, skip and leap about | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| as if gravity were only 1/6th of what it is on Earth. | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| There are also Aviation Challenge programs for kids | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| and adults that concentrate on fighter-pilot skills | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| (though no one gets to pilot real aircraft). For all | |
| camps, make reservations well in advance of your | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| visit. | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| While you're in Huntsville, step back from the Space | information on the property information page, if this is |
| Age to visit the Historic Huntsville Depot, an 1860s | import to you. |
| train station that served as a prison during the Civil | |
| War. (Graffiti left by POWs is still visible.) Trolley | Do I pay for the entire reservation amount or do I just |
| tours of downtown Huntsville, which was the first | make a deposit to hold the room? It depends on the |
| English settlement in Alabama, begin at the depot. | room you book. Some of our partners require just a |
| Don't miss Alabama Constitution Village, a historical | $5.00 room night deposit to hold your room while |
| re-creation of life and work at the meeting place of | others require a full payment for the room at the time |
| Alabama's first Constitutional Convention in 1819. | of your reservation. Please refer to the amount |
| | displayed on the confirmation page to see what your |
| The Huntsville Museum of Art contains works by | credit card will be charged upon making the |
| Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Thomas | reservation. |
| Hart Benton, among others, as well as changing | |
| exhibits by regional, national and international artists. | Can I change my hotel after booking? Yes. By |
| We also recommend the Huntsville/Madison County | canceling your previous reservation and booking a |
| Botanical Garden, which has 130 acres/53 hectares | new reservation. Also, you can call one of our |
| of natural woodlands, herbs, annuals and perennials. | friendly customer service representatives at our toll |
| The Burritt Museum and Park has exhibits on local | free number, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| history and information on Huntsville artists, and | Monday through Friday CST, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Monte Sano State Park includes cabins and | Saturday and Sunday. |
| camping facilities as well as picnicking and hiking | |
| areas. | How much is the charge for more than two people |
| | per room? Different policy are established by each |
| If it's at all possible, make the drive to the northeast | hotel regarding multiple guests per room. Our |
| corner of the state to see Russell Cave National | booking engine technology allows for display of the |
| Monument (near Bridgeport, 60 mi/97 km northeast), | appropriate rate for your room when the number of |
| an archaeologically important and fascinating cave | adults is selected. |
| shelter. It was occupied for 10,000 years (8000 BC to | |
| AD 1650), mainly as a shelter in the winter. | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| Bird-watchers flock to Lake Guntersville State Park | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| (near Guntersville, 30 mi/48 km southeast), where | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| bald eagles have been known to winter. | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| Also, consider heading southeast to the town of Fort | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| Payne, named after the fort where Cherokees were | |
| held prior to their forced march along the Trail of | Can I contact someone to help me? Yes. We have |
| Tears. If you can, time your visit to coincide with an | tried to answer most questions with our frequently |
| evening performance at the grand old Opera House, | asked questions sections. If youd like to talk with |
| the oldest theater in Alabama still in use. (Daytime | one of our knowledgeable customer service |
| tours are available by appointment.) Any time of | representatives please call our toll free number |
| year, be sure to see the Fort Payne Depot Museum, | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday |
| an impressive neo-Romanesque building that | through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and |
| houses Native American artifacts and exhibits on | Sunday. |
| rural life in the 1800s. | |
| | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| When you're in Fort Payne, you're not far from one of | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| Alabama's loveliest natural settings. DeSoto State | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| Park contains a 110-ft/35-m waterfall and places to | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| swim, fish, hike and camp. Also within the park is | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| Little River Canyon National Preserve, the deepest | the guest staying in the room . |
| canyon in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. The | |
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