Monroeville proudly calls itself the “Literary Capital of Alabama” with good reason. This small town was home to Harper Lee, ...

The Estuarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab showcases the four key habitats of coastal Alabama. Kids love touching stingrays and starfish in the touch pools, while parents pretend not to be equally ...

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most-read books in the world, was written by Monroeville, Ala., native Harper Lee. The fictional setting of the 1960 book was a small ...

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most-read books in the world, was written by Monroeville, Ala., native Harper Lee. The fictional setting of the 1960 book was a small town called Maycomb ...

Harper Lee on the porch of her parents' home in Monroeville, Alabama, in 1961 Don Uhrbrock / Contributor Years before Harper Lee became a household name, literary journals and magazines rejected ...

Dr. Flynt and his beloved wife of 60 years, Dorothy “Dartie,” became Harper Lee’s best friends in the twilight of her life. Wayne and Dartie Flynt journeyed from Auburn to Monroeville and ...

Monroeville, Alabama, a visit well worth taking for those who like quiet towns - even famous ones ... Harper Lee - those who knew her - called her “Nelle” was still alive then.

Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, in New York, 1960. (Photo by Ben Martin/Getty Images) Lee grew up in a small, southern town, the child of an attorney father and a distant mother who ...

But being from Alabama, I'd always been curious about Monroeville. It's the literary capital of Alabama, where both Harper Lee and Truman Capote both grew up—there had to be magic in the air.

Monroeville, Alabama, might be best known as the inspiration for resident Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” – a launching point for countless classroom discussions on race and ...