Apartments In Tuscaloosa for Rent

Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. On the Black Warrior River, it is the seat of Tuscaloosa County and the fifth-largest city in Alabama with a population of 80,000. Tuscaloosa is named after the Choctaw chieftain Tuskalusa (which means Black Warrior in that language), who battled and was defeated by Hernando de Soto in 1540 in the Battle of Mauvila.

Best known as the home of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa is also the center of industry, commerce, healthcare, and education for the region commonly known as West Alabama. Tuscaloosa attracted international attention when what is now DaimlerChrysler announced it would build its first Mercedes-Benz automotive assembly plant in North America in Tuscaloosa. Nevertheless, the University remains the dominant economic and cultural engine in the city.

Culture

Tuscaloosa is home to a variety of cultural sites and events reflective of its historical and modern role in Alabama and the Southeast in general. Many of these cultural events are sponsored by the University of Alabama. Numerous performing arts groups and facilities, historical sites, and museums dedicated to subjects as varying as American art and collegiate football dot the city. The nightlife is one of the highlights of the city with popular venues such as The Houndstooth, Gallette's, The Booth, 4th and 23rd, and Innisfree Irish Pub being classic staples of social life. During football season the area known as The Strip pulsates with students, alumni, locals and visitors getting their fill.

Eateries in Tuscaloosa range from the classy Cypress Inn on the Black Warrior River, to a wonderfully shabby steak house, Nick's in the Sticks. Downtown offers Italian cuisine at Cafe Venice or Depalma's; those seeking biscuits and grits can have their fill at the Waysider, a landmark filled with Crimson Tide paraphernalia, or across the river at Northport's City Cafe. But to truly experience Tuscaloosa, one must have a slab of ribs at Dreamland Drive-Inn Bar-B-Que. This world-famous icon has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and on ESPN. As their slogan says, "There ain't nothing like 'em nowhere." There are other BBQ joints, including Archibald's, Woodrow's, Big Bad Wolves, and Foxfire. To be fair ask several locals and you will get several responses of who has Alabama's finest pork.

Most of the muesums in Tuscaloosa are found downtown or on the campus of the University. Downtown is the home of Children’s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa and the Murphy African-American Museum. The Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Paul Bryant Museum. The Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art is located in northern Tuscaloosa at Jack Warner's NorthRiver Yacht Club. Moundville Archaeological Park and the Jones Archaelogical Museum are located 15 miles south of Tuscaloosa in Moundville.

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