Alabama Things To Do & Attractions

Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board Wildland Expeditions Battleship Memorial Park Alabama Shakespeare Festival Birmingham Museum of Art U.S. Space & Rocket Center Anniston Museum of Natural History Children's Hands-On Museum Birmingham Zoo Adventure Island

Enhance your visit to Alabama by lining up all the great attractions before you arrive-everything from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery and the Birmingham Museum of Art to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville and Adventure Island in Orange Beach. Below, you can read about these and several other tempting Alabama things to do.

Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board

Dive in to Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board in Dauphin Island, Alabama. In addition to a beautiful public beach, this delightful destination is highlighted by historic Fort Gaines, the Audubon Bird Sanctuary (ideal for bird-watching) and Dauphin Island Pier (great for fishing). For more information, visit http://www.dauphinisland.org/.  [ Top ]

Wildland Expeditions

Make your way to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta for Wildland Expeditions -incredible tours of wetlands and saltwater marshes. Watch wild alligators in their natural surroundings. Observe the osprey in action-catching fish, feeding its young and building its nest. Inhale the sweet fragrance of wild flowers. For more information, visit http://www.wild-land.com/.  [ Top ]

Battleship Memorial Park

Military history comes alive at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. From the impressive USS Alabama to the stellar Submarine USS Drum to 23 combat aircraft, you'll get an opportunity to experience an era of true adventure and courage. For more information, visit http://www.ussalabama.com/.  [ Top ]

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery presents over a dozen plays each year-from the best of the Bard to musicals like West Side Story. More than 300,000 visitors make their way to Alabama's capital city to partake of the offerings from the world's sixth largest Shakespeare Festival. For more information, visit http://www.asf.net.  [ Top ]

Birmingham Museum of Art

Since 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art has been presenting Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American artwork. The museum's more than 17,000 pieces include Vietnamese ceramics, 18th century European decorative arts, and its collection of Wedgwood (which is the largest outside of England). For more information, visit http://www.artsbma.org.  [ Top ]

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Count down to a great time at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a repository of awesome space program artifacts, interactive exhibits and space travel simulators. Facilities include Spacedome Theater, Rocket Park, and NASA's Educator Resource Center. For more information, visit http://www.spacecamp.com/museum/ .  [ Top ]

Anniston Museum of Natural History

Engage all your senses at the Anniston Museum of Natural History in Anniston, AL, which features exhibits on everything from the wilds of Africa to 2,000-year-old mummies to one of American's oldest displays of birds. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings by taking a leisurely walk along many of the picture-perfect nature trails. For more information, visit http://www.annistonmuseum.org/.  [ Top ]

Children's Hands-On Museum

For kids ages 2 to 12, the Children's Hands-On Museum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is an ideal place for them to stimulate their curiosity, learn a little and have a lot of fun. It's all done strategically via permanent exhibits that run the gamut from a Native American village and a hospital to a planetarium and farmer's market. For more information, visit http://www.chomonline.org/default.htm.  [ Top ]

Birmingham Zoo

Bring the kids to the Birmingham Zoo for a look at many animals they wouldn't normally get to see. With over 900 rare and unusual critters, the Birmingham Zoo is now home to many new friends from Australia, like red kangaroos, wallabies, and an array of reptiles, amphibians and birds. For more information, visit http://www.birminghamzoo.com/.  [ Top ]

Adventure Island

A full day of adventure is not far away at Adventure Island. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama near the Gulf Shores area, Adventure Island is renowned for its beautiful beaches and kid-friendly activities, which range from mini-golf, go-karts and laser tag to paddle boats, a virtual reality roller coaster and bumper boats. For more information, visit http://www.adventure-island.com/.  [ Top ]