FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / EXPLORATION
Zoos
Birmingham Zoo
2630 Cahaba Road
Birmingham 205-879-0409
www.birminghamzoo.com
Harmony Park Safari & Wild Animal Preserve
431 Clouds Cove Road
Huntsville 877-726-4625
www.harmonyparksafari.com
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Oak Mountain State Park
100 Terrace Drive
Pelham 205-663-7930
www.awrc.org
Zoolight Safari
Birmingham Zoo
2630 Cahaba Road
Birmingham 205-879-0409
www.birminghamzoo.com
Museums & Science Centers
Alabama Museum of Natural History
University of Alabama
Smith Hall, Sixth Avenue
Tuscaloosa 251-348-7550
www.amnh.ua.edu
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway
Birmingham 205-699-7275
www.barbermuseum.org
Birmingham Railroad Park
1600 1st Avenue South
Birmingham 205-521-9933
www.railroadpark.org
Burritt on the Mountain Living History Museum
3101 Burritt Drive
Huntsville 256-536-2882
https://burrittonthemountain.com
Children’s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa
2213 University Boulevard
Tuscaloosa 205-349-4235
www.chomonline.org
Children’s Museum of the Shoals
2810 Darby Drive
Florence 256-284-7107
http://cmshoals.org
EarlyWorks Children’s History Museum
404 Madison Street SE
Huntsville 256-564-8100
www.earlyworks.com
EarlyWorks Museum Complex & Historic Huntsville Depot
320 Church Street NW
Huntsville 256-564-8100
www.earlyworks.com
Earth Camp
Burritt on the Mountain
3101 Burritt Drive
Huntsville 256-536-2882
www.burrittonthemountain.com
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
1919 9th Street
Calera 205-668-3435
800-943-4490
www.hodrrm.org
McWane Science Center
200 19th Street North
Birmingham 205-714-8300
www.mcwane.org
SEC Interactive Museum
Southern Environmental Center
Birmingham Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham 205-226-7740
www.bsc.edu/sec
Southern Museum of Flight
4343 73rd Street North
Birmingham 205-833-8226
www.southernmuseumofflight.org
Natural Wonders
Arlington Gardens
331 Cotton Avenue SW
Birmingham 205-780-5656
www.arlingtonantebellumhomeandgardens.com
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road
Birmingham 205-414-3950
www.bbgardens.org
Chickasabogue Park Outdoor Recreation & Wildlife Refuge
760 Aldock Road Eight Mile
Mobile County 251-574-2267
www.mobilecountyal.gov/living/parks_chickasabogue.html
Cooper Riverside Park
Mobile Riverfront Area
Mobile 251-208-1601
www.cityofmobile.org/parks
DeSoto Caverns
5181 DeSoto Caverns Parkway
Childersburg 800-933-2283
www.desotocavernspark.com
EcoScape Gardens
Southern Environmental Center
Birmingham Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham 205-226-4934
www.bsc.edu/sec
Burritt on the Mountain
3101 Burritt Drive
Huntsville 256-536-2882
www.burrittonthemountain.com/
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville 256-830-4447
www.hsvbg.org
Moss Rock Preserve & Boulder Field
Preserve Parkway
Hoover 205-739-7141
www.hooveral.org
Moundville Archeological Park
13075 Moundville Archeological Park
Moundville 205-371-2234
http://moundville.ua.edu
Rail Road Park Birmingham
1600 1st Avenue South
Birmingham 205-521-9933
www.railroadpark.org
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
1214 81st Street South
Birmingham 205-833-8264
www.ruffnermountain.org
Seasonal Butterfly House
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville 256-830-4447
www.hsvbg.org
GULF COAST NATURE
Zoos
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
1204 Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores 251-968-5732
www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries
911 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island 251-861-2120
www.coastalbirding.org
Biophilia Nature Center
12695 County Road 95
Elberta 251-987-1200
www.biophilia.net
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
12295 State Highway 180
Gulf Shores 251-540-7720
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Bon_Secour
Dauphin Island Park
109 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island 251-861-3607
www.dauphinisland.org
Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge
6005 Bayou Heron Road
Moss Point 228-475-0765
www.fws.gov/refuge/grand_bay
Museums & Science Centers
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
65 Government Street
Mobile 251-208-6873
www.exploreum.net
Gardens
Mobile Botanical Gardens
5151 Museum Drive
Mobile 251-342-0555
www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org
