List of museums in Alabama


The is a list of museums in the U.S. state of Alabama. The blue links indicate an article exists on an individual museum. The red links indicate that an article still needs to be created. A number of public and private institutions and organizations around the state make their collections available for public viewing. These museums contain artifacts and exhibits related to art and art history, broadcasting, children, civil and political rights, culture, industry, law, medicine, military history, music, natural history, local and regional history, science, sports and transportation. Additionally, the state is home to many historic house museums, many with a focus on the biographical history of individuals; several hall of fames; and a number of living history museums with a focus on local, state, or national history. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included in this list.

Active museums

Museum nameImageCityCountyNotesRefs
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts Museum AreaMontgomeryMontgomeryExhibits of Alabama judicial history and important figures, located in the Alabama Judicial Building
Alabama Constitution VillageHuntsvilleMadisonLiving history
Alabama Department of Archives and HistoryMontgomeryMontgomeryOfficial archives for the state of Alabama, features the Museum of Alabama with exhibits including Native American, military history, 19th- and 20th-century historic artifacts, photos, and art
Alabama Governor's MansionMontgomeryMontgomeryOfficial residence of Alabama's Governor. Open for tours. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Jazz Hall of FameBirminghamJefferson
Shelby		Alabama artistes and memorabilia
Alabama Men's Hall of FameBirminghamJeffersonHoused in Samford University's Harwell G. Davis Library
Alabama Mining MuseumDoraWalkerExhibits include a 1900s train and mining cars, one-room African American school, elementary school, post office, and depot.
Alabama Museum of Health SciencesBirminghamJeffersonMedical
Alabama Museum of Natural HistoryTuscaloosaTuscaloosaNatural history
Alabama Music Hall of FameTuscumbiaColbertExhibits featuring 50 inductees and over 1200 other Alabamians
Alabama River Museum[Franklin, Monroe County, Alabama|Monroe County, Alabama|Franklin]MonroeLocal history including fossils, Native American artifacts, steamboats
Alabama Rural Heritage CenterThomastonMarengoHistory and folk art, operated by Auburn University's Rural Studio
Alabama State CapitolMontgomeryMontgomeryState capitol building of Alabama. A National Historic Landmark, it is open for tours and is operated by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Alabama State Council on the Arts MontgomeryMontgomeryCreated by 1966 Executive Order from Governor George Wallace, established in 1967 by the state legislature.
Alabama Veterans Museum and ArchivesAthensLimestoneHouses artifacts from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
Alabama Women's Hall of FameLivingstonSumterFounded in 1970, by the University of West Alabama
Aldrich Coal Mine MuseumMontevalloShelbyHistory and artifacts from the town's former coal mine
Alabama Sports Hall of FameBirminghamJeffersonExhibits of Alabama’s athletic history
Aliceville Museum and Cultural Arts CenterAlicevillePickensFormer site of the WWII Camp Aliceville 1942 to 1945 POW camp.
American Sport Art Museum and ArchivesDaphneBaldwinGulf Coast sports. Located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy
American VillageMontevalloShelbyLiving history
Ancient Wars MuseumMadisonMadisonaka Alabama War Museum, Exhibits from present day to 8,000 BC
Anniston Museum of Natural HistoryAnnistonCalhounLocated in Anniston Museums and Gardens
Arlington Antebellum Home & GardensBirminghamJefferson countiesU.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ave Maria GrottoCullmanCullmanOutdoor miniature reproductions of some of the most famous religious structures of the world.
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
National Register of Historic Places
Baldwin County Heritage MuseumElbertaBaldwinAgricultural and cultural history
Barber Vintage Motorsports MuseumBirminghamJeffersonVintage and modern motorcycles and race cars
Battle-Friedman HouseTuscaloosaTuscaloosaAntebellum house and garden, operated by the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Battleship Memorial ParkMobileMobileCentered around the battleship USS Alabama, pays tribute to all military veterans from Alabama
Belle Mont MansionTuscumbiaColbert1832 plantation house, influenced by Thomas Jefferson's Palladian architecture. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bellingrath Gardens and HomeTheodoreMobileAlabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, U.S. Historic district, U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Berman Museum of World HistoryAnnistonCalhounAncient art, weapons, photos, clothing, hands-on displays and lifelike dioramas from around the world
Bessemer Hall of HistoryBessemerJeffersonLocal history housed in the Southern Railway Terminal Station. A 1916 railroad depot, it is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Displays include clothing, artifacts, photographs.
Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteBirminghamJeffersonAmerican Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s
Birmingham Museum of ArtBirminghamJeffersonCollections from around the world
Blount County Memorial MuseumOneontaBlountArtifacts, history art & literature of Blount Countians
Bluff HallDemopolisMarengoMansion built by slaves in 1832
Booker T. Washington House
TuskegeeMaconHome of Booker T. Washington, known as "The Oaks." On the Tuskegee Institute campus.
Bragg-Mitchell MansionMobileMobileU.S. National Register of Historic Places, built by Congressman John Bragg in 1855.
Bridgeport Depot MuseumBridgeportJacksonOperated by the Bridgeport Area Historical Association
Buena Vista MansionPrattvilleAutaugaBuilt in 1822, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Oct 1974
Burritt on the MountainHuntsvilleMadisonLiving history museum
Carnegie Visual Arts CenterDecaturMorganOriginally the Carnegie Library of Decatur
Central Carver MuseumGadsdenEtowahTo preserve the culture of the African American community
Children's Hands-On Museum of TuscaloosaTuscaloosaTuscaloosaExhibits, seasonal events, birthday parties, school field trips
Children's Museum of the ShoalsFlorenceLauderdaleHands-on exhibits for children ages 18 months-3rd grade
Clarke County Historical MuseumGrove HillClarkeGrounds include the Alston-Cobb House, law office, corn crib and cabin
Conde-Charlotte HouseMobileMobileOwned and operated by the Alabama chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames in America
Confederate Memorial ParkMountain CreekChiltonCivil War exhibits, two cemeteries, a church and post office. Operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Cook's Natural Science MuseumDecaturMorganNatural history
Cullman County MuseumCullmanCullmanHoused in a replica of the home of Col. John G. Cullmann, German immigrant who founded the city
Dauphin Island Sea LabDauphin IslandMobileMarine research and education center
Dexter Parsonage MuseumMontgomeryMontgomeryWhere Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. pastored from 1954–1960 and began his quest for civil rights.
Don Kresge Memorial Radio MuseumBirminghamJeffersonAKA Alabama Historical Radio Society Museum
Dowling Museum and Rudd Art CenterOzarkDale CountySoutheastern art
EarlyWorks Children's History MuseumHuntsvilleMadisonHands-on children's museum, includes the Talking Tree
Evelyn Burrow MuseumHancevilleCullmanWallace State College
Fairhope Museum of HistoryFairhopeBaldwinLocal history
Fayette Art Museum and Civic CenterFayetteFayetteLocal artists and Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame
Fendall HallEufaulaBarbourVictorian period home with furnishings and gardens, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
First White House of the ConfederacyMontgomeryMontgomeryExecutive residence of President Jefferson Davis. Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Foley Railroad MuseumFoleyBaldwinExhibits, memorabilia, formerly the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
Fort CondeMobileMobileNamesake of Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé, operated by the History Museum of Mobile
Fort GainesDauphin IslandMobileThe Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War
Fort MitchellFort MitchellRussellReconstructed 1810s fort and museum, involved in the Creek War
Fort MorganGulf ShoresBaldwinU.S. National Historic Landmark, U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fort Payne Depot MuseumFort PayneDeKalbLocal history
[Fort Toulouse|Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson County, Alabama|Jackson National Historic Park]WetumpkaElmoreReplica 18th-century fort with living history demonstrations. U.S. National Historic Landmark. U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Freedom Rides MuseumMontgomeryMontgomeryNational Register of Historic Places. Bus station that was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement
Gadsden Museum of ArtGadsdenEtowahFounded by the Gadsden Art Association
GaineswoodDemopolisMarengoListed as a National Historic Landmark and operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
George Washington Carver MuseumTuskegeeMaconOn the Tuskegee Institute campus. Closed for repairs and rehabilitation until Spring 2025.
George Washington Carver Interpretive MuseumDothanHoustonDedicated to African American scientist George Washington Carver
Georgine Clarke Alabama Artists GalleryMontgomeryMontgomeryOperated by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, located on the first floor of the RSA Tower
Gorgas HouseTuscaloosaTuscaloosaOldest structure on the University of Alabama. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science CenterMobileMobileVariety of traveling exhibitions, Dome Theater
Gulf Shores MuseumGulf ShoresBaldwinLocal history
Guntersville MuseumGuntersvilleMarshallLocated in the Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory
Hank Williams MuseumMontgomeryMontgomery.Founded in 1999 by Hank Williams Sr. fan Cecil Franklin Jackson
Hank Williams Sr. Boyhood Home and MuseumGeorgianaButler CountyNon-profit Hank Williams Museum and Festival Inc. oversees this
Harrison Brothers Hardware StoreHuntsvilleMadisonEstablished in 1879, combination museum and operating hardware business
Heart of Dixie Railroad MuseumCaleraShelbyOfficial state railroad museum
History Museum of MobileMobileMobileLocal art exhibits, 300 years of Mobile history
Huntsville DepotMadisonCity's railroad and transportation history. U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Huntsville Museum of ArtHuntsvilleMadisonSouthern artists
Indian Mound and MuseumFlorenceLauderdaleIndian mound and museum with excavated artifacts from different cultures dating back 10,000 years
International Motorsports Hall of FameTalladegaTalladegaRacing vehicles and memorabilia
Iron & Steel Museum of AlabamaBirminghamJefferson/ShelbyIron and steel manufacturing during the Civil War
Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Arts CenterSylacaugaTalladegaArts and local history
Ivy GreenTuscumbiaColbertBirthplace of Helen Keller
U.S. National Historic Landmark, U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall MuseumTalladegaTalladegaLocal history
Jesse Owens Memorial Park and MuseumOakvilleMorganBirthplace of track and field athlete Jesse Owens, who participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he won four gold medals.
Joseph Wheeler PlantationHillsboroLawrenceU.S. National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Historic district. Former home of Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, also known as Pond Spring.
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine ArtAuburnLeePart of Auburn University, 19th and 20th century American and European Art
Landmark ParkDothanHoustonAlabama's official Museum of Agriculture, includes 1890s living history farm, a one-room schoolhouse, a general store, a turn-of the-century church and a planetarium, 100 acres
Lee County Historical Society MuseumLoachapokaLeeMulti-exhibit historical museum
Magnolia GroveGreensboroHaleU.S. National Register of Historic Places, Antebellum mansion, best known as home of Rear Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Mann Wildlife Learning MuseumMontgomeryMontgomeryPart of Montgomery Zoo
Marietta Johnson School of Organic EducationFairhopeBaldwinFounded by Marietta Johnson and focused on childhood development, U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Karl C. Harrison Museum of George WashingtonColumbianaShelbyBiographical
Kathryn Tucker Windham MuseumThomasvilleClarkeLocated on he Alabama Southern Community College campus. The works of journalist, photographer and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the ArtsFlorenceLauderdaleFeatures annual and changing exhibits of artists from the Southeas
Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural ArtsGadsdenEtowahGadsden Community School for the Arts, Imagination Place Children's Museum
McWane Science CenterBirminghamJeffersonNative American artifacts, minerals and fossils from the former Red Mountain Museum, Challenger Learning Center, aquarium, hands-on science exhibits
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center and MuseumVanceTuscaloosaMercedes-Benz automobiles and plant tours by advance reservations
Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation MuseumTuscaloosaTuscaloosaHow the city was influenced by transportation
Mobile Medical MuseumMobileMobile5,000 medical artifacts and documents
Mobile Museum of ArtMobileMobileWide variety of 10,000 works, plus activities for all ages
Monroe County Heritage MuseumsMonroevilleMonroeHost to multiple museums, includes Old Courthouse Museum, Rikard’s Mill Historical Park, Alabama River Museum
Montgomery Museum of Fine ArtsMontgomeryMontgomery4,000 works of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts
The MOOseumMontgomeryMontgomeryCattle industry in Alabama
Moundville Archaeological ParkMoundvilleHaleOperated by the University of Alabama Prehistoric Native American settlements
Museum of East AlabamaOpelikaLeeApproximately 4,000 artifacts regarding live in East Alabama
National African American Archives and MuseumMobileMobileThemes include slavery, African American contributions in Mobile, Alabama and the United States.
National Voting Rights MuseumSelmaDallasHistory of the African-American Voting Rights and Women's Suffrage movements
Negro Southern League MuseumBirminghamJeffersonHistory of the Negro Southern League and Baseball in Birmingham
North Alabama Railroad MuseumChaseMadisonFeatures a rolling stock collection, a small train station and a small heritage railroad
Northport Heritage MuseumNorthportTuscaloosaNorthport Native American history
Oakleigh Historic ComplexMobileMobileHistoric Complex, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Oakleigh mansion, cottage, Union barracks
Oakville Indian Mounds Park and MuseumOakvilleLawrence83-acre state park and museum dedicated to ancient Native American monuments
Old Alabama TownMontgomeryMontgomeryCollection of historically significant buildings, brought together as a living history museum
Old Cahawba Archaeological ParkOrrvilleDallasNational Register of Historic Places. Ghost town archaeological park with exhibits in the Welcome Center, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Old Courthouse MuseumMonroevilleMonroeRestored 1930s period courthouse, exhibits on local authors Truman Capote and Harper Lee
Paul W. Bryant MuseumTuscaloosaTuscaloosaBear Bryant 25 years head football coach University of Alabama football team. 314 collegiate football victories
Phoenix Fire MuseumMobileMobileOperated by the History Museum of Mobile, located in the restored home of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company No. 6.
Pope's TavernFlorenceLauderdaleStagecoach stop, tavern and in. Civil War hospital and other artifacts
Richards DAR HouseMobileMobileU.S. Historic district Contributing property. 1860 Italianate house, operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rickwood FieldBirminghamJeffersonOldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States
Rikard’s Mill Historical ParkBeatriceMonroeOperating water-powered grist mill and museum
Rosa Parks Library and MuseumMontgomeryMontgomeryTroy University campus
Rosenbaum HouseFlorenceLauderdaleDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonia style
Samuel Ullman MuseumBirminghamJeffersonLife and works of poet Samuel Ullman. Operated by The University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Sci-QuestHuntsvilleMadisonChildren’s interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald MuseumMontgomeryMontgomeryThe last home Scott and Zelda lived in together.
Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage CenterScottsboroJacksonLocated in the Brown-Proctor House, late 19th-century period house, area Native Americans, pioneers, local history
Shelby County Historical Society MuseumColumbianaShelby
Shelby Iron WorksColumbianaShelbyFormer iron works buildings in a park setting
Shorter MansionEufaulaBarbourDesigned by Montgomery architects Frank Lockwood and Frank Lockwood, Jr. Operated by the Eufala Heritage Association
Skyline CommissaryJacksonAKA "the rock store". Historic general store and former New Deal co-op, U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sloss Furnaces National Historic LandmarkBirminghamJeffersonU.S. National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Historic Landmark
Southern Environmental CenterBirminghamJeffersonLocated on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, exhibits about pollution, green living
Southern Museum of FlightBirminghamJeffersonSoutheast’s largest civilian aviation museum
State Black Archives Research Center & MuseumHuntsvilleMadisonAfrican American
Stevenson Railroad Depot MuseumStevensonJacksonRailroad and Civil War artifacts
Sturdivant HallSelmaDallasMid 19th century Greek Revival mansion
Three Notch MuseumAndalusiaCovingtonOperated by the Covington Historical Society in a historic depot
Tuskegee History CenterTuskegeeMaconFormerly known as the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center,
United States Army Aviation MuseumFort NovoselDaleLocated on Fort Novosel, features large collection of helicopters
U.S. Space & Rocket CenterHuntsvilleMadisonScience, rocketry and space exploration
Vaughan-Smitherman MuseumSelmaDallasDepicts Selma’s history until about 1960
U.S. Veterans Memorial MuseumHuntsvilleMadisonDesignated by the Alabama House of Representatives as the State of Alabama Veterans Memorial Museum. Run entirely by volunteers.
Vulcan Statue and Vulcan ParkBirminghamJeffersonCity history, history of the Vulcan statue
W. C. Handy Home, Museum & LibraryFlorenceLauderdaleFocus on the life and career of the artist known as the “Father of the Blues”
Weeden House MuseumHuntsvilleMadisonFeatures the work of Maria Howard Weeden
William and Emily Hearin Mobile Carnival MuseumMobileMobileCarnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile
Wiregrass Museum of ArtDothanHoustonNon-profit, features southern artists

Defunct museums