{"id":273,"date":"2012-06-30T16:55:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T16:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:44:40","slug":"exploration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/?page_id=273","title":{"rendered":"Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FAMILY ATTRACTIONS \/  EXPLORATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Zoos<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Birmingham Zoo<br \/>\n<\/strong>2630 Cahaba Road<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-879-0409<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghamzoo.com\/\">www.birminghamzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harmony Park Safari &amp; Wild Animal Preserve<br \/>\n<\/strong>431 Clouds Cove Road<br \/>\nHuntsville 877-726-4625<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmonyparksafari.com\">www.harmonyparksafari.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Rehabilitation Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oak Mountain State Park<br \/>\n100 Terrace Drive<br \/>\nPelham 205-663-7930<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awrc.org\/\">www.awrc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoolight Safari<br \/>\n<\/strong>Birmingham Zoo<br \/>\n2630 Cahaba Road<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-879-0409<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghamzoo.com\/\">www.birminghamzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums  &amp; Science Centers<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alabama Museum of Natural History<br \/>\n<\/strong>University of Alabama<br \/>\nSmith Hall, Sixth Avenue<br \/>\nTuscaloosa 251-348-7550<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnh.ua.edu\/\">www.amnh.ua.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-699-7275<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbermuseum.org\/\">www.barbermuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham Railroad Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>1600 1st Avenue South<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-521-9933<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.railroadpark.org\">www.railroadpark.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nBurritt on the Mountain Living History Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>3101 Burritt Drive<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-536-2882<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/burrittonthemountain.com\">https:\/\/burrittonthemountain.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Children&#8217;s Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa<br \/>\n<\/strong>2213 University Boulevard<br \/>\nTuscaloosa 205-349-4235<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chomonline.org\/\">www.chomonline.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s Museum of the Shoals<br \/>\n<\/strong>2810 Darby Drive<br \/>\nFlorence 256-284-7107<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cmshoals.org\">http:\/\/cmshoals.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nEarlyWorks Children&#8217;s History Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>404 Madison Street SE<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-564-8100<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.earlyworks.com\/\">www.earlyworks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EarlyWorks Museum Complex &amp; Historic Huntsville Depot<br \/>\n<\/strong>320 Church Street NW<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-564-8100<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.earlyworks.com\/\">www.earlyworks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earth Camp<br \/>\n<\/strong>Burritt on the Mountain<br \/>\n3101 Burritt Drive<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-536-2882<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burrittonthemountain.com\/\">www.burrittonthemountain.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>1919 9th Street<br \/>\nCalera 205-668-3435<br \/>\n800-943-4490<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hodrrm.org\/\">www.hodrrm.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>McWane Science Center<\/strong><br \/>\n200 19th Street North<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-714-8300<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcwane.org\/\">www.mcwane.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEC Interactive Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>Southern Environmental Center<br \/>\nBirmingham Southern College<br \/>\n900 Arkadelphia Road<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-226-7740<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsc.edu\/sec\">www.bsc.edu\/sec<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern Museum of Flight<br \/>\n<\/strong>4343 73rd Street North<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-833-8226<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernmuseumofflight.org\/\">www.southernmuseumofflight.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural Wonders<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nArlington Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>331  Cotton Avenue SW<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-780-5656<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arlingtonantebellumhomeandgardens.com\">www.arlingtonantebellumhomeandgardens.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham Botanical Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>2612 Lane Park Road<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-414-3950<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbgardens.org\/\">www.bbgardens.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chickasabogue Park Outdoor Recreation &amp; Wildlife Refuge<br \/>\n<\/strong>760 Aldock Road Eight Mile<br \/>\nMobile County 251-574-2267<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecountyal.gov\/living\/parks_chickasabogue.html\">www.mobilecountyal.gov\/living\/parks_chickasabogue.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooper Riverside Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mobile Riverfront Area<br \/>\nMobile 251-208-1601<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmobile.org\/parks\">www.cityofmobile.org\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DeSoto Caverns<br \/>\n<\/strong>5181 DeSoto Caverns Parkway<br \/>\nChildersburg 800-933-2283<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desotocavernspark.com\/\">www.desotocavernspark.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EcoScape Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>Southern Environmental Center<br \/>\nBirmingham Southern College<br \/>\n900 Arkadelphia Road<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-226-4934<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsc.edu\/sec\">www.bsc.edu\/sec<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burritt on the Mountain<br \/>\n<\/strong>3101 Burritt Drive<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-536-2882<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burrittonthemountain.com\/\">www.burrittonthemountain.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Huntsville Botanical Garden<br \/>\n<\/strong>4747 Bob Wallace Avenue<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-830-4447<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsvbg.org\/\">www.hsvbg.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moss Rock Preserve &amp; Boulder Field<br \/>\n<\/strong>Preserve Parkway<br \/>\nHoover 205-739-7141<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hooveral.org\/\">www.hooveral.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moundville Archeological Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>13075 Moundville Archeological Park<br \/>\nMoundville 205-371-2234<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/moundville.ua.edu\">http:\/\/moundville.ua.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rail Road Park Birmingham<br \/>\n<\/strong>1600 1st Avenue South<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-521-9933<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.railroadpark.org\">www.railroadpark.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nRuffner Mountain Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>1214 81st Street South<br \/>\nBirmingham 205-833-8264<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruffnermountain.org\/\">www.ruffnermountain.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seasonal Butterfly House<br \/>\n<\/strong>Huntsville Botanical Garden<br \/>\n4747 Bob Wallace Avenue<br \/>\nHuntsville 256-830-4447<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsvbg.org\/\">www.hsvbg.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGULF COAST NATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>    Zoos<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAlabama Gulf Coast Zoo<br \/>\n<\/strong>1204  Gulf Shores Parkway<br \/>\nGulf Shores 251-968-5732<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com\/\">www.alabamagulfcoastzoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries<br \/>\n<\/strong>911 Bienville Boulevard<br \/>\nDauphin Island 251-861-2120<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastalbirding.org\/\">www.coastalbirding.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biophilia Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>12695 County Road 95<br \/>\nElberta 251-987-1200<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biophilia.net\/\">www.biophilia.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge<br \/>\n<\/strong>12295 State Highway 180<br \/>\nGulf Shores 251-540-7720<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/Bon_Secour\">https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/Bon_Secour<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dauphin Island Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>109 Bienville Boulevard<br \/>\nDauphin Island 251-861-3607<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dauphinisland.org\/\">www.dauphinisland.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge<br \/>\n<\/strong>6005 Bayou Heron Road<br \/>\nMoss Point 228-475-0765<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/grand_bay\">www.fws.gov\/refuge\/grand_bay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Museums  &amp; Science Centers<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>65 Government Street<br \/>\nMobile 251-208-6873<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreum.net\/\">www.exploreum.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mobile Botanical Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>5151 Museum Drive<br \/>\nMobile 251-342-0555<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org\/\">www.mobilebotanicalgardens.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAMILY ATTRACTIONS \/ EXPLORATION Zoos Birmingham Zoo 2630 Cahaba Road Birmingham 205-879-0409 www.birminghamzoo.com Harmony Park Safari &amp; 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 &amp; Science Centers Alabama [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/273\/revisions\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Alabama3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}