River Heritage Region, Alabama Museums
Bullock County Jail Museum
Built in 1897
Hank Williams, Sr. Boyhood Home & Museum
1850 house is only one remaining that Hank Williams lived in prior to becoming Nashville star. Opened as museum in 1993
Choctaw County Historical Museum
Large number of fossils, rifles used in Civil War, spinning wheel, Indian artifacts, military uniforms, farming implements. One-room cabin constructed of logs dating back to mid-1840
Three Notch Museum
Located in 1899
U.S. Army Aviation Museum
Museum exhibits, military airplanes, helicopters. Largest collection in U.S. Extensive archives on U.S. Army aviation. Gift shop. #2 free tourist attraction award (1996)
Oates-Reynolds Memorial Building/Dale Co. Agricult
Building was girls' dormitory of Baptist Collegiate Institute (estab. 1895). Now houses public library and agriculture museum. Tours available;
Old Depot Museum
Interpretive history museum in 1891 railway depot. Artifacts from pre-history Indians through Voting Rights era. Civil War room, Black Heritage wing, military room (pre WWI-Persian Gulf)
Vaughan-Smitherman Museum
Built in 1847
Sturdivant Hall Museum
Outstanding example of Neoclassical architecture erected in 1853. 10
Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum
One of the oldest gardens in Alabama, Jasmine Hill has matured at 75-years. Filled with camellias, azaleas, flowering Japanese cherries and an abundance of other southern trees and shrubs, the 20
Wiregrass Museum of Art
Hands-on ARTventures gallery with interactive art and sensory discovery of color, line, shape and texture. Changing exhibitions of current artists'
Jonathan Bell Lovelace Athletic Museum and Hall of
Offers opportunity to relive great Tiger memories. Museum'
Museum of East Alabama
Regional museum of approximately 4000 artifacts form fascinating glimpse into east Alabama life over last century. Noteworthy collection includes Camp Opelika (WWII POW camp)
Bluff Hall
Built by slaves in 1832. Allen Glover'
Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum
Restored c. 1870 residence/cottage with Greek Revival/
The MOOseum
Children's educational livestock facility. Displays, exhibits on nutrition, history. Hands-on learning. Hall of Appreciation (livestock industry pioneers exhibit). Opened 1995
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
Scott and Zelda lived here from 1931 to 1932
Enlisted Heritage Hall
Large collection of displays and exhibits from early ballooning days to present. Era uniforms, artifacts. Highlights: Memorial Plaza, AC-47 gunship, B-52 tail gun, B-17 ball turret, 2
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Permanent collection includes examples of 19th- and 20
Hank Williams Museum
Museum features Hank's 1952 Cadillac in which he made his final journey. Saddle, piano, guitars, photos, clothing, records and new showroom with 6
Mann Wildlife Learning Museum
See North American wildlife in realistic settings. Each display provides 3
The Dexter Parsonage Museum
Parsonage provides public access to residence formerly occupied by Dr. Martin Luther King and his family (1954-1960)
Pioneer Museum of Alabama
Pioneer life from the past. 1881
Chattahoochee Indian Heritage Center
Celebrate culture of Indians who inhabited Chattahoochee Valley. Includes stickball field, sacred fire sculpture, interpretive plaques, interpretive trail, names of Indians removed west in 1830