Museums in Alabama, United States

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Leeds, Alabama
Forget the hushed, dusty halls of traditional museums; the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum feels more like a gleaming,...

CondΓ©-Charlotte Museum
Mobile, Alabama
Believe it or not, this charming historic house in Mobile was once the city's first permanent jail. Now, the CondΓ©-Charl...

Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham, Alabama
You might not expect one of the finest art collections in the Southeast to be in Birmingham, but this museum is a genuin...

Cook Museum of Natural Science
Decatur, Alabama
The Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur, Alabama, feels like a contemporary reboot of the classic natural history ...

Foley Railroad Museum
Foley, Alabama
You might not expect to find one of the South's most impressive model railroads tucked away in a historic Alabama depot,...

Paul W. Bryant Museum
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
You know you're in a special place when the first thing you see isn't just a trophy, but the actual, massive, slightly-s...

Vulcan Park and Museum
Birmingham, Alabama
Did you know that Birmingham's iconic iron man, Vulcan, is the largest cast iron statue in the world? He's been perched ...

McWane Science Center
Birmingham, Alabama
Curiosity is the real ticket people buy when they walk into the McWane Science Center. Itβs a place where the line betwe...

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Montgomery, Alabama
You might not expect to find one of the South's most significant collections of African-American art in a building that ...

Southern Museum of Flight
Birmingham, Alabama
Tucked away in Birmingham, the Southern Museum of Flight is a true gem for anyone who loves the raw, unfiltered side of ...

Negro Southern League Museum
Birmingham, Alabama
Tucked away in the Birmingham historic district, this place is a powerful home run of history that goes way beyond baseb...

Alabama State Capitol
Montgomery, Alabama
If these old walls on Goat Hill could talk, they'd tell you this is where the Confederacy was born back in 1861. But the...

History Museum of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
People come to the History Museum of Mobile not just to learn dates, but to feel the city's vibrant, layered past. You'l...

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham, Alabama
If you stand on 16th Street here in Birmingham, you're standing on profoundly sacred ground. The Institute sits right ac...

The Hank Williams Museum
Montgomery, Alabama
In Montgomery, Alabama, just a stone's throw from the spot where Hank Williams was first laid to rest, stands a museum t...

Museum of Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Tucked away in the heart of Montgomery, the Museum of Alabama is where the state's story truly comes alive. It feels les...

Richards-DAR House Museum
Mobile, Alabama
Stepping onto the patterned tile floor of the Richards-DAR House feels like walking straight into 1860. This isn't a stu...

Alabama Museum of Natural History
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Believe it or not, this museum holds the massive skeleton of a Basilosaurus, Alabama's official state fossilβa prehistor...

Exploreum Science Center & PCI Digital Dome Theater
Mobile, Alabama
The Exploreum Science Center in downtown Mobile is far from a stuffy, look-but-don't-touch museum. Itβs a vibrant hub of...

Colonial Fort CondΓ©
Mobile, Alabama
Tucked away in the heart of downtown Mobile, you'll find a surprising piece of living history: Fort CondΓ©. Walking throu...