Montgomery is the capital of the state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for Richard Montgomery, it is located on the Alabama River, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Although it’s Alabama’s capital city, Montgomery feels more like a sleepy little town living mostly in the past. The odd exception is that every business in town seems to offer Wi-Fi access – even Burger King. To its credit, Montgomery covers both fine and folk arts well, with a terrific Shakespeare festival and a museum devoted to country-music legend Hank Williams. Get to know I-85, which runs east–west through Montgomery, as the sights tend to be near one off-ramp or another.