Interstate 20 runs just more than 1,500 miles from Texas all the way to South Carolina. The interstate has a 145-mile stretch between two Southern capitals: Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia. Hotels are available along the way in cities such as Douglasville, Georgia, and Oxford and Pell City, Alabama. Drivers can also catch car races, Civil War historical sights and simply beautiful stretches of rich farmland.

Hampton Inn Douglasville

Hampton Inn Douglasville is located 23 miles west of Atlanta, right off Interstate 20 and within a few minutes of historical sites and Six Flags Over Georgia. This hotel houses just under 90 guest rooms, each equipped with a double, queen or king-sized bed, an iron and board, tea and coffee making facilities, cable TV and wireless Internet access. Hotel services include a complimentary breakfast, a business center, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Pets are not allowed.

Hampton Inn Douglasville 6371 Douglas Blvd. Douglasville, GA 30135 770-577-2110 hamptoninn.com

Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express is located in Oxford, Alabama, which is about 84 miles west of Atlanta and 63 miles east of Birmingham on Interstate 20. This hotel features 80 rooms and suites, all of which are nonsmoking. Amenities include satellite TV, a work desk, an iron and board, a microwave, a refrigerator and wireless Internet access. Holiday Inn Express Oxford also offers an indoor pool, a fitness center, business facilities and a complimentary buffet breakfast. A number of local restaurants are within a short drive of the hotel. Pets are welcome.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Anniston/Oxford 160 Colonial Drive Oxford, AL 36203 256-835-8768 hiexpress.com

Comfort Suites Pell City

Comfort Suites in Pell City, Alabama, is located right off Interstate 20, 114 miles west of Atlanta, 35 miles east of Birmingham and 12 miles from the Talledega Speedway. This hotel features 63 guest rooms and suites complete with satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities, an iron and board, a microwave, a refrigerator and complimentary wireless Internet access. Hotel services also include a fitness center, business facilities, a complimentary breakfast and an outdoor pool. Pets are not allowed.

Comfort Suites Pell City 270 Vaughan Lane Pell City, AL 35125 205-338-5570 comfortsuites.com

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