Huntsville. Alabama

The tech-heavy city of Huntsville lies at the foot of a North Alabaman mountain and just as comfortable in the 19th century as it is in the 21st. Huntsville's attractions display the legacy of Alabama's first English-speaking city, the struggle of the Civil War and accomplishments of America's early rocket scientists. Huntsville goes by the nickname "The Rocket City" due to it's involcement with U.S. space missions since the 1950s.