Museums and galleries in Huntsville

Museums and galleries in Huntsville

1. See

   EarlyWorks Children's History Museum

   The South's largest hands-on children's history museum. See a 46-foot keelboat, play on giant instruments, and listen to stories told by the "Talking Tree."

   Tue-Sat 9AM-4PM·$10 for adults, $8 for children, and $4 for toddlers

2. See

   Five Points Historic District

   Five Points Historic District is an example of an early 20th-century neighborhood featuring several architectural styles, including California Bungalow, Queen Anne and other modest Victorian styles. The Five Points district has become one of Huntsville's trendiest neighborhoods, with small shops, art galleries, and restaurants lining the streets in the area.

3. See

   Huntsville Museum of Art

   The Museum of Art is in Big Spring Park. It features seven exhibit halls which host many regional and national art exhibits every year and the museum's own 2,500 piece collection. There is a large gift shop and a coffee shop with a patio that overlooks the park.

   Open daily until 5PM (except Thu)·$7 for adults, $6 for seniors, military, and students, $3 for children 6-11, and free for members and children under 6

4. See

   North Alabama Railroad Museum

   It's in the Chase community in Northeast Huntsville. Features the smallest union station in the country and 90-minute train rides on select Saturdays. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, April to December. Ticket prices for the train excursion are $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under. Prices may vary for special events.

5. See

   U.S. Space and Rocket Center Museum

   Alabama's number one for-fee tourist attraction, this museum is especially of interest to space-amazed kids and kids at heart. In 2008 the aging museum was revitalized with the opening of the $23 million Davidson Center, which features a Saturn V rocket that was never launched and also includes numerous exhibits on program that led up to the moon visits. Outside of the museum are replicas and test units for numerous other space vehicles, including life-size replicas of the space shuttle and a vertical Saturn V. The US Space Camp is also based here and has hosted over 500,000 visitors since its inception in 1982.

   Daily 9AM-5PM except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Years Eve and Day·$30 for adults, $20 for children, kids under 6 free. Additional charges for IMAX or traveling exhibitions

6. See

   Weeden House Museum

   A house built in 1819, the same year Alabama became a state. Located in the Twickenham Historic District.

   Mon-Fri 11AM-4PM·$5 adults, $2.50 children

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   Veterans Memorial Museum

   Features military exhibits, memorabilia, and vehicles dating back to the Revolutionary War. To get there, take Memorial Parkway South to Airport Road. Take a right; museum is on the right.

   Wed-Sat 10AM-4PM·$5 adult, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18

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   EarlyWorks Museum Complex

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Huntsville (CC BY-SA 4.0).