
EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum – Huntsville, AL
From the earliest indigenous tribes, to the most pivotal moments in the fight for American Civil Rights, the state of Alabama is steeped in history! Science and technology abound with the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, as well as tons of great museums in every corner of the state! Music history is everywhere, as is auto racing, and sports culture, particularly college football! Mardi Gras found its humble beginnings in festive Mobile. And from the mountains to the Gulf of Mexico, countless habitats offer endless opportunities for enjoying the best that nature has to offer!
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The TOP Alabama Family-Friendly HOTSPOTS!
- McWane Science Center
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
- Vulcan Park and Museum
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
- Southern Museum of Flight
- Golden Flake Factory Tour
- Bud’s Best Cookies Factory Tour
- Blue Bell Sylacauga Ice Cream Parlor and Country Store (Sylacauga, AL)
- Alabama Adventure (Bessemer, AL)
Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- 16th Street Baptist Church National Historic Landmark
- US Civil Rights Trail
- Bethel Baptist Church
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Kelly Ingram Park
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab
- Fort Gaines Historic Site
- Dauphin Island Public Beaches
- Mobile Bay Ferry – Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island
- Audubon Bird Sanctuary
- Fairhope Municipal Park & Pier
- Fairhope Docks Marina
- Community Parks & Trails
- Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Beaches
- Gulf State Park
- Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
- Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
- Fort Morgan State Historic Site
- Mobile Bay Ferry – Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island
- The Park at OWA (Foley, AL)
- US Space & Rocket Center
- Big Spring International Park
- EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum
- Alabama Constitution Hall Park
- Huntsville Depot Museum
- Burritt on the Mountain
- Harmony Park Safari
- Huntsville Botanical Garden
- Purdy Butterfly House
- Monte Sano State Park
- Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center & IMAX Dome Theater
- GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
- Bellingrath Gardens and Home
- Mobile Carnival Museum
- Mobile Museum of Art
- History Museum of Mobile
- Mardi Gras Park
- 5 Rivers Delta Center
- Battleship Memorial Park
- USS Alabama Battleship
- USS Drum Submarine
- The Fort of Colonial Mobile
- Colonial Fort Condé
- Meaher State Park (Spanish Fort, AL)
- Alabama State Capitol Building
- Museum of Alabama
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
- Montgomery Zoo
- Mann Wildlife Learning Museum
- The MOOseum
- Alabama Safari Park (Hope Hull, AL)
- Alabama Nature Center (Millbrook, AL)
- Fort Toulouse – Fort Jackson Park (Wetumpka, AL)
- Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice
- Rosa Parks Museum and Library
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Civil Rights Memorial Center
- Dexter Parsonage Museum – Dr. Martin Luther King Home
- Beaches
- The Wharf in Orange Beach
- Adventure Island
- Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
- Orange Beach Waterfront Park
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame
- DeSoto Caverns Park (Childersburg, AL)
- Talladega National Forest
- Cheaha State Park (Delta, AL)
- Children’s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa
- Tuscaloosa Barnyard Petting & Fun Farm
- Alabama Museum of Natural History
- Children’s Hands-On Museum
- Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art and Museum
- Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center, Museum, and Plant Tours
- University of Alabama
- Bryant Denny Stadium
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
- Tuskegee National Forest

EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum – Huntsville, AL
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