Famous for being home to NASA's Space Camp, Huntsville stands front and center in our country's march toward the stars. Indeed, aside from serving as a space-age playground for the globe's best and brightest youngsters, Huntsville is also home to some rather gaudy names in the high-tech and aeronautics fields – the Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Alas, the city is not all work and no play, as it boasts more than 50 public parks and greenways, the surreal Huntsville-Madison County Botanical Garden, the Huntsville Museum of Art – one of the South's leading visual arts centers, the enterprising Huntsville Symphony, and an unforgettable living museum on the 19th century farm of Dr. William Henry Burritt. A walk through the Twickenham Historic District allows visitors to immerse themselves in the area's quintessential Southern charm: The Harrison Brothers Hardware Store (1879), Depot Museum (1860), and Weeden House (1819) preserve a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years. From Patriot Missiles to biscuits and gravy, Huntsville keeps its eyes firmly planted on the horizon but never fails to remember where it's been – after all, this is the Birthplace of Alabama.