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Convention center: The Birmingham-
Jefferson Convention Complex is the
state's largest sports and meeting facility.
The facility hosts basketball, gymnastics,
boxing and tennis events.
Contact: Greater Birmingham CVB,
www.inbirmingham.com.
Decatur
Decatur sits on the banks of the
Tennessee River in north Alabama's
Morgan County. The city's athletic ven-
ues have played host to diverse and pres-
tigious sporting events in softball, golf,
tennis, fgure skating, triathlons, lacrosse,
fshing and soccer.
Hotel rooms: 1,639 countywide
Hotel tax rate: 12 percent plus $2 per
room, per night
Major facilities: The Jack Allen
Recreation Complex houses 10 inter-
national-sized soccer felds on 77 acres
of manicured turf. Ingalls Harbor is a
27-acre public
boat ramp on the
Tennessee River
with a 10-boat
simultaneous
launch capability.
Wilson Morgan
Softball Complex
has six softball
felds. Jimmy
Johns Tennis
Complex features
16 championship
hard courts, four
championship clay
courts and two
indoor hard courts.
Contact: Decatur Morgan County
CVB, www.decaturcvb.org.
Dothan
In the southeast corner of the state—just
a few miles away from the Georgia and
Florida state lines—is Dothan. The city is
located on U.S. Highway 231, connecting
Interstates 65 and 85 to Interstate 10.
Hotel rooms: 3,000+
Major facilities: Rip Hewes Athletic
Complex includes a 10,000-seat football
stadium, six tennis courts, two softball
felds and one baseball feld. Westgate ►
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