Attractions
One doesn't have to be in Barbour County long before they begin hearing stories from days past. Founding fathers and war heroes, Southern belles and daring heroines, they all left their mark. Some people consider these stories tall tales, fact woven with imagination. Others hear their heels click beneath them on the hardwood as they tour the homes and take in the sights, slipping into nostalgia like you'd slip into a cool stream in mid July. These visitors can travel back in time and spend a lazy afternoon on the veranda watching the river roll by. To insightful travelers, Eufaula is more than pretty houses with magical allure, to these, Eufaula is indeed legendary.
Constructed in 1884, this imposing house took on its present Neoclassical Revival appearance after extensive remodeling in 1906 at a cost estimated to be $100,000. Formerly known as "The Columns," Shorter Mansion is the centerpiece of the Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District which has over 700 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is noteworthy for its 17 free standing Corinthian columns.
Now the home of the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, this building was originally constructed around 1892 as a railroad freight depot. It served Eufaula and the surrounding area in that capacity until the late 1980s when it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. A two-year renovation project was completed in 2002 and, in addition to the Chamber, the building also serves as the Eufaula Welcome Center and is home to an historic Interpretive Center under the direction of the Eufaula Barbour County Historic Foundation.
In 2010, the 2nd Phase of the Rails to Trails Project was completed. The conversion of 3.2 miles of abandoned rail bed is now a beautiful walking trail with a gorgeous water view and many other hidden jewels along the way. 
When anglers talk about bass fishing, Lake Eufaula (a.k.a Walter F. George Lake), Tom Mann's old stomping ground and "Big Bass Capital of the World," is sure to come up. This 45,181 acre impoundment on the Chattahoochee River is shared by Georgia and Alabama and a fishing license from either state may be used. In 2012, Lake Eufaula and ten other of Alabama's premier bass fishing lakes, stretching from the mountains of North Alabama south to the Mobile Delta, were christened as the Alabama Bass Trail.
Ten Wiregrass Counties came together in November 2012 to launch the Wiregrass Birding Trail. This trail of twenty sites is the last of eight organized trails, and 250 sites, covering Alabama. The ten counties that make up the Wiregrass Birding Trail are Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Crenshaw, Covington, Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston. Eufaula has four of the sites out of the total of twenty sites in the region. An ongoing project for over five years, trail development has coincided with birding becoming an increasingly important source of tourism revenue for Alabama.
Presented by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1904, and standing at 35 feet tall, the confederate monument towers over the intersection of Broad Street and Eufaula Avenue.
This image of a WWI doughboy, with his arm outstretched, honors five of the ten men from Eufaula who perished in WWI. It was erected and dedicated in 1920.
The three tiered wrought iron fountain is crowned by a cherub, and fits in perfectly with the character of downtown. It was purchased from the city of Dayton, Ohio, in 1880.
The Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District remains the largest historic district in east Alabama, as well as the second largest in the state. Encompassing over 700 structures on the National Register of Historic Places, the district stretches throughout the oldest part of town. Stop by the Eufaula Barbour Chamber of Commerce to obtain a Walking/Driving Tour Guide.