“Southern Living” magazine has named the Equal Justice Initiative’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery as a top 25 place to visit.
The park is featured in an article as one of the “Top Places to Go in the South” in 2025, alongside generations-old attractions such as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and Preservation Hall in New Orleans.
EJI opened the park in March of 2024 near the Alabama River close to downtown. The 17-acre site on Walker Street combines historical artifacts, contemporary art, original research and first-person narratives that explore the institution of slavery, the lives of enslaved people and the legacy of slavery in the U.S…