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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.

Address: One Tranquility Base
Getting there: I-565 Exit 15
Hours: Daily 9AM-5PM except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Years Eve and Day
Price: $30 for adults, $20 for children, kids under 6 free. Additional charges for IMAX or traveling exhibitions
Website: rocketcenter.com (opens in a new tab)

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