The state is home to various attractions, natural features, parks and events that attract visitors from around the globe, notably the annual Hangout Music Festival, held on the public beaches of Gulf Shores; the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, one of the ten largest Shakespeare festivals in the world; the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, a collection of championship caliber golf courses distributed across the state; casinos such as Victoryland; amusement parks such as Alabama Splash Adventure; the Riverchase Galleria, one of the largest shopping centers in the southeast; Guntersville Lake, voted the best lake in Alabama by Southern Living Magazine readers; and the Alabama Museum of Natural History, the oldest museum in the state.
ðə stˈeɪt ɪz hˈoʊm tə vˈɛɹiəs ɐtɹˈækʃənz, nˈætʃɚɹəl fˈiːtʃɚz, pˈɑːɹks ænd ᵻvˈɛnts ðæt ɐtɹˈækt vˈɪzɪɾɚz fɹʌm ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɡlˈoʊb, nˈoʊɾəbli ðɪ ˈænjuːəl hˈæŋɡaʊt mjˈuːzɪk fˈɛstɪvəl, hˈɛld ɔnðə pˈʌblɪk bˈiːtʃᵻz ʌv ɡˈʌlf ʃˈoːɹz; ðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ fˈɛstɪvəl, wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɛn lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ fˈɛstɪvəlz ɪnðə wˈɜːld; ðə ɹˈɑːbɚt tɹˈɛnt dʒˈoʊnz ɡˈɑːlf tɹˈeɪl, ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp kˈælɪbɚ ɡˈɑːlf kˈoːɹsᵻz dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd əkɹˌɑːs ðə stˈeɪt; kɐsˈiːnoʊz sˈʌtʃ ɐz vˈɪktoːɹˌɪlænd; ɐmjˈuːzmənt pˈɑːɹks sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˌæləbˈæmə splˈæʃ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ; ðə ɹˈɪvɚtʃˌeɪs ɡˌælɚɹˈiə, wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚz ɪnðə sˈaʊθiːst; ɡˈʌntɚzvˌɪl lˈeɪk, vˈoʊɾᵻd ðə bˈɛst lˈeɪk ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə baɪ sˈʌðɚn lˈɪvɪŋ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɹˈiːdɚz; ænd ðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə mjuːzˈiəm ʌv nˈætʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi, ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst mjuːzˈiəm ɪnðə stˈeɪt.