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Opelika, a blend of old and new

A travel journal to Opelika by Tideone

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Opelika is a town with a lot of history and in the last few years many citizens have been working to preserve that history.

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Opelika, a blend of old and newBest of IgoUgo

Overview

Lee County Courthouse
One of the highlights is a visit to the restored railroad station.

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Holiday InnBest of IgoUgo

Hotel

This is an older Holiday Inn with outside entrances to the rooms but the rooms are nice. The one thing we like is the breakfast that comes with the room. A sit down, good old fashioned country breakfast.
  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Tideone on October 9, 2000

Holiday Inn
1102 Columbus Parkway Opelika, Alabama

Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreBest of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Cracker Barrel"

We have eaten at a lot of Cracker Barrels in our travels because we know exactly what we are going to get - a good old fashioned home cooked meal the way grandma used to cook it.

The Cracker Barrel in Opelika is very convenient to the Holiday Inn when we stay there.

  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Tideone on October 9, 2000

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1051 Fox Run Pkwy Opelika, Alabama 36801
(334) 749-2363

Cock of the WalkBest of IgoUgo

Restaurant

This restaurant is open only in the evenings and features catfish, chicken and other seafood items.

Not only is the food good but it is also a fun place to eat with the waiters throwing your cornbread to you.

  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Tideone on October 9, 2000

Cock of the Walk
1702 Frederick Road Opelika, Alabama 36801
(334) 705-0004

USA Factory Outlet StoresBest of IgoUgo

Attraction

Factory Outlet Stores
Whenever we make a trip to Auburn we have to make a trip to the outlet mall. Our two favorite stores are Bugle Boy and Hanes, although Hanes does not carry as much men's clothing as it once did.

Bugle Boy always seems to be running a sale and if you know what you are looking for you can save some serious bucks.

  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Tideone on October 9, 2000

USA Factory Outlet Stores
1220 Foxrun Parkway Avenue Opelika, Alabama 36801
(334) 749-0561

Grand National Golf CourseBest of IgoUgo

Attraction

The Grand National is part of the Robert Trent Jones golf trail in the state of Alabama.

Grand National features two championship courses and a Par 3 Executive course. All greens feature bent grass.

The course is built around the 750 acre Saugahatchee Lake with 32 of the 54 holes bordering the lake. So if you don't like water this is not the course for you.

The Links Course was named the second best public course in the U.S. by Golf Digest.

  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Tideone on October 9, 2000

Grand National Golf Course
3000 Sunbelt Parkway Opelika, Alabama

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Huntsville, Alabama

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