Tuscaloosa sits on the Black Warrior River in west Alabama, a university city anchored by the University of Alabama and by downtown streets that serve students and longtime residents alike. Bryant Denny Stadium fills on football Saturdays, turning the campus and surrounding neighborhoods into a sea of crimson, while the Paul W. Bryant Museum preserves football history through trophies, photographs, and memorabilia. The river itself offers parks, walking paths, and a lake upstream that draws boaters and anglers.