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The list of museums in Alabama contains museums in the U.S. state of Alabama. 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 (i.e., virtual museums) are not included in this list.

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Name Image Town/City County Region Type Summary
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts Museum Area Ala Supreme Court Building Feb 2012 01.jpg Montgomery Montgomery Central Law Exhibits of Alabama judicial history and important figures, located in the Alabama Judicial Building.
Alabama Artists Gallery Montgomery Montgomery Central Art Operated by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, located on the first floor of the RSA Tower, website
Alabama Constitution Village Alabama Constitution Village Highsmith 01.jpg Huntsville Madison Northern Living history Open-air museum that reenacts life in 1819.
Alabama Department of Archives and History Alabama Department of Archives & History Apr2009.jpg Montgomery Montgomery Central History Official 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 Mansion Alabama Governor's Mansion by Highsmith 01B.jpg Montgomery Montgomery Central Historic house Official residence of Alabama's Governor. Open for tours.
Alabama Historical Radio Museum Birmingham Jefferson Central Radio Exhibits include antique radios. Operated by the Alabama Historical Radio Society. website
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Carver Theatre-Alabama Jazz HoF Nov 2011.jpg Birmingham Jefferson Central Music Hall of Fame honors jazz artists with ties to Alabama. Exhibits include jazz memorabilia and instruments.
Alabama Men's Hall of Fame Birmingham Jefferson Central History Hall of Fame for men native to or closely identified with Alabama who have made significant contributions to their professional fields, housed in Samford University's Harwell G. Davis Library, website
Alabama Mining Museum

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Dora Walker Central Industry Exhibits include a 1900s train and mining cars, one-room African American school, elementary school, post office, and depot. website
Alabama Museum of Health Sciences Birmingham Jefferson Central Medical Displays illustrating the health sciences in the areas of education, research, and practice.
Alabama Museum of Natural History

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Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Natural history Displays of geology, zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, ethnology, history, and photography.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame

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Tuscumbia Colbert Northwestern Music Exhibits illustrate how Alabamians have contributed to make the music industry what it is today.
Alabama River Museum Franklin Monroe East central Multiple Open for special events by Monroe County Heritage Museums, local history including fossils, Native American artifacts, steamboats
Alabama Rural Heritage Center Thomaston Marengo Southwestern Art History and folk art, operated by Auburn University's Rural Studio.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

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Birmingham Jefferson Central Sports Exhibits of Alabama’s athletic history.
Alabama State Capitol

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Montgomery Montgomery Central Capitol State capitol building of Alabama. A National Historic Landmark, it is open for tours and is operated by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives Athens Limestone Northern Military Houses artifacts from the Revolutionary War to the present day. website
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame Marion Perry Southwestern History Hall of Fame for women native to or closely identified with Alabama who have made significant contributions to their professional fields
Aldrich Coal Mine Museum Montevallo Shelby Central Mining History and artifacts from the town's former coal mine
Aliceville Museum Aliceville Pickens Southwestern Local history website, includes memorabilia and artifacts from former prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers during World War II, Coca-Cola artifacts and memorabilia, local history
American Sport Art Museum and Archives Daphne Baldwin Gulf Coast Sports More than 1,500 pieces of sport art. Located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy.
The American Village

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Montevallo Shelby Central Living history Focuses on United States history and civic education, future home of the Miniature Museum of American History. website
Anniston Museum of Natural History Anniston Calhoun Northeastern Natural history Minerals, fossils, Alabama, North American and African wildlife dioramas.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens

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Birmingham Jefferson Central Historic house 1840s home with 19th century decorative arts.
Ave Maria Grotto

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Cullman Cullman Northern Religious Outdoor miniature reproductions of some of the most famous religious structures of the world.
Baldwin County Heritage Museum Elberta Baldwin Gulf Coast Local history Agricultural and cultural history. website
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

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Leeds Jefferson Central Automotive Vintage and modern motorcycles and race cars.
Battle-Friedman House

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Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Historic house Antebellum house and garden, operated by the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society.
Battleship Memorial Park

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Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Military Collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama and Gato-class submarine USS Drum.
Bellingrath Gardens and Home

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Theodore Mobile Gulf Coast Historic house Mansion and 65 acres (26 ha) of historic gardens.
Belle Mont (Tuscumbia, Alabama)

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Tuscumbia Colbert Northwestern Historic house A plantation house, completed in 1832, with characteristics of Thomas Jefferson-influenced Palladian architecture.[1] Operated by the Alabama Historical Commission Website
Berman Museum of World History Anniston Calhoun Northeastern Multiple Ancient art, weapons, photos, clothing, hands-on displays and lifelike dioramas from around the world. website
Bessemer Hall of History

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Bessemer Jefferson Central Local history Housed in a historic 1916 railroad depot, displays include clothing, artifacts, photographs.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham Jefferson Central History / African American Depicts struggles during the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum Birmingham Jefferson Central Local history General history of the area, operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society website
Birmingham Museum of Art

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Birmingham Jefferson Central Art Collections include Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and decorative arts.
Blue and Gray Museum of North Alabama Decatur Morgan Northern Military Private collection of Civil War artifacts
Bluff Hall

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Demopolis Marengo Southwestern Historic house Mansion built by slaves in 1832.
Booker T. Washington House

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Tuskegee Macon East central Historic house Former home of Booker T. Washington, known as "The Oaks." On the Tuskegee Institute campus.
Bragg-Mitchell Mansion

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Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Historic house Mansion built by Congressman John Bragg in 1855.
Bridgeport Depot Museum

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Bridgeport Jackson Northern Railroad Historic depot with local artifacts and railroad memorabilia
Buena Vista Mansion

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Prattville Autauga Central Historic house Federal style plantation house built in 1822.
Burritt on the Mountain

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Huntsville Madison Northern Historic house Restored 19th-century houses, barnyard and animals, and exhibits
Evelyn Burrow Museum Hanceville Cullman Northern Decorative arts website, examples of delicately crafted porcelain to artful everyday wares, collection includes porcelain, pottery, glass and bronze from the Victorian era to modern times
Carnegie Visual Arts Center Decatur Morgan Northern Art website
Central-Carver Legacy Museum Gadsden Etowah Northeastern African American website, history of the former Carver High School
Children's Hands-On Museum of Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Children's website
Children's Museum of the Shoals Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Children's website
Clarke County Historical Museum

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Grove Hill Clarke Southwestern Local history Grounds include the Alston-Cobb House, law office, corn crib and cabin
Conde-Charlotte House

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Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Historic house Rooms reflect different periods
Confederate Memorial Park

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Mountain Creek Chilton Central Military Includes Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home with Civil War exhibits, two cemeteries, a church and post office. Operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Cook's Natural Science Museum Decatur Morgan Northern Natural history website, insects, mounted birds and animals, rocks and minerals, sea shells and coral
Cullman County Museum Cullman Cullman Northern Local history Housed in a replica of the home of Col. John G. Cullmann, the founder of Cullman
Dauphin Island Sea Lab

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Dauphin Island Mobile Gulf Coast Natural history Estuarium with aquariums, boardwalk, highlights four key habitats of coastal Alabama: the Mobile Tensaw River Delta, Mobile Bay, the Barrier Islands and the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Dexter Parsonage Museum

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Montgomery Montgomery Central History / African American website, church where Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. pastored from 1954–1960 and began his quest for civil rights.
Dowling Museum and Rudd Art Center Ozark Dale Southeastern Art website
EarlyWorks Children's History Museum

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Huntsville Madison Northern Children's website
Fairhope Museum of History

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Fairhope Baldwin Gulf Coast Local history information
Fayette Art Museum Fayette Fayette Northwestern Art website
Fendall Hall

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Eufaula Barbour Southeastern Historic house Victorian period home with furnishings and gardens, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
First White House of the Confederacy

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Montgomery Montgomery Central Historic house Executive residence of President Jefferson Davis and family
Foley Train Museum

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Foley Baldwin Gulf Coast Railroad website, model railroads
Fort Conde

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Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Military Reconstruction, at 4/5 scale, of the original 1720s French fort, operated by the History Museum of Mobile
Fort Gaines

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Dauphin Island Mobile Gulf Coast Military Located on Dauphin Island, 1820s fort known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War
Fort Mitchell

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Fort Mitchell Russell East central Military Reconstructed 1810s fort and museum, involved in the Creek War
Fort Morgan

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Gulf Shores Baldwin Gulf Coast Military The fort features an active living history program that interprets all the military periods and holds an annual event commemorating the Battle of Mobile Bay, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Fort Payne Depot Museum

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Fort Payne DeKalb Northeastern Local history
Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park

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Wetumpka Elmore Central Military Replica 18th-century fort with living history demonstrations
Freedom Rides Museum

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Montgomery Montgomery Central History Bus station that was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum

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Montgomery Montgomery Central Historic house information website
Gadsden Museum of Art

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Gadsden Etowah Northeastern Art website
Gorgas House

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Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Historic house First building built on the University of Alabama campus, the former dining hall was later used as a faculty residence by the Confederate Chief of Ordnance and University President, Josiah Gorgas, and his family.
Gaineswood

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Demopolis Marengo Southwestern Historic house Greek Revival plantation house listed as a National Historic Landmark and operated by the Alabama Historical Commission Website
George Washington Carver Museum

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Tuskegee Macon East central Biographical Dedicated to African American scientist George Washington Carver, on the Tuskegee Institute campus
G.W. Carver Interpretive Museum Dothan Houston Southeastern Biographical Dedicated to African American scientist George Washington Carver.
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center

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Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Science Science center that features three permanent exhibitions, a wide variety of traveling exhibitions, a virtual theater, and an IMAX theater.
Gulf Shores Museum Gulf Shores Baldwin Gulf Coast Local history website
Guntersville Museum COMPANY E OF THE 167TH INFANTRY OF THE ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY; MARSHALL COUNTY,.jpg Guntersville Marshall Northeastern Multiple website, history, art, culture, natural history, located in the Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard Armory
Hank Williams Museum Montgomery Montgomery Central Biographical website
Harrison Brothers Hardware Store Huntsville Madison Northern Local history Landmark store, established in 1879, combination museum and operating hardware business
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Calera Shelby Central Railroad Official state railroad museum
History Museum of Mobile Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Local history City history, culture, decorative arts, miniature house collection, local art exhibits
Huntsville Depot Huntsville Madison Northern Railroad City's railroad and transportation history
Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville Madison Northern Art
Indian Mound and Museum Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Native American Indian mound and museum with excavated artifacts from different cultures dating back 10,000 years
International Motorsports Hall of Fame Talladega Talladega East central Automotive Racing vehicles and memorabilia
Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama McCalla Tuscaloosa Central Industry Iron and steel manufacturing during the Civil War
Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Arts Center Sylacauga Talladega East central Art website
Ivy Green Tuscumbia Colbert Northwestern Historic house Birthplace of Helen Keller.
Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall Talladega Talladega East central Local history website
Jesse Owens Memorial Park and Museum Oakville Morgan Central Biographical Birthplace of track and field athlete Jesse Owens, who participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he won four gold medals.
Joseph Wheeler Plantation Hillsboro Lawrence Northern Historic house Former home of Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, also known as Pond Spring. Operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auburn Lee East central Art Part of Auburn University, 19th and 20th century American and European Art
Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington Columbiana Shelby Central Biographical website, art and artifacts from the colonial period through 1865 related to the George Washington family, located in the Mildred B. Harrison Regional Library
Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum Thomasville Clarke Southwestern Biographical Dedicated to journalist, photographer and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, on the Alabama Southern Community College campus.
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Art Features annual and changing exhibits of artists from the Southeast
Landmark Park Dothan Houston Southeastern Living history website, Alabama'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 Museum Loachapoka Lee East central Local history website, includes a frontier cabin, blacksmith shop, jail, and 20th century doctors office/pharmacy/soda fountain and post office
Magnolia Grove Greensboro Hale Southwestern Historic house Antebellum mansion, best known as home of Rear Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Mann Wildlife Learning Museum Montgomery Montgomery Central Natural history Part of Montgomery Zoo, wildlife dioramas with mounted mammals, mounted fish
Marietta Johnson Museum Fairhope Baldwin Gulf Coast Biographical website, dedicated to educator Marietta Johnson
Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts Gadsden Etowah Northeastern Multiple website, includes three galleries with changing art exhibits, Imagination Place Children's Museum
McWane Science Center Birmingham Jefferson Central Science Includes Native American artifacts, minerals and fossils from the former Red Mountain Museum, Challenger Learning Center, aquarium, hands-on science exhibits
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center and Museum Vance Tuscaloosa West central Automotive Mercedes-Benz automobiles and plant tours by advance reservations
Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Transportation
Mobile Carnival Museum Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Local history Chronicles over 300 years of Carnival and Mardi Gras in Mobile
Mobile Medical Museum Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Medical website
Mobile Museum of Art Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Art
Monroe County Heritage Museums Monroeville Monroe Southwestern Multiple website, includes Old Courthouse Museum, Rikard’s Mill Historical Park, Alabama River Museum
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery Montgomery Central Art 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts
The MOOseum Montgomery Montgomery Central Industry website, cattle industry in Alabama
Moundville Archaeological Park Moundville Hale West central Native American Operated by the University of Alabama
Museum of East Alabama Opelika Lee East central Local history website, local history of the Auburn/Opelika area and surrounding Lee County
National African American Archives and Museum Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast African American Themes include slavery, African American contributions in Mobile, Alabama and the United States.
National Voting Rights Museum Selma Dallas Southwestern History / African American History of the African-American Voting Rights and Women's Suffrage movements
North Alabama Railroad Museum Chase Madison Northern Railroad Features a rolling stock collection, a small train station and a small heritage railroad
Northport Heritage Museum Northport Tuscaloosa West central Local history website
Oakleigh Historic Complex Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Historic house Includes the Oakleigh Mansion, Cox-Deasy House, a former slave quarters, and the Minnie Mitchell Archives.
Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum Oakville Lawrence Northern Native American 83-acre (340,000 m2) state park and museum dedicated to ancient Native American monuments and the historic Cherokee nation of the Southeast
Old Alabama Town Montgomery Montgomery Central Living history Collection of historically significant buildings, brought together as a living history museum.
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park Orrville Dallas Central Open-air Ghost town archaeological park with exhibits in the Welcome Center, operated by the Alabama Historical Commission
Old Courthouse Museum Monroeville Monroe Southwestern Local history Restored 1930s period courthouse, exhibits on local authors Truman Capote and Harper Lee
Paul W. Bryant Museum Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Biographical Football coach Bear Bryant
Phoenix Fire Museum Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Firefighting Operated by the History Museum of Mobile, located in the restored home of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company No. 6, includes turn-of-the-century horse-drawn steam engines and early motorized vehicles
Pope's Tavern Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Historic house Historic stagecoach stop, tavern and inn, hospital and command center for both Northern and Southern armies, features local and Civil War artifacts
Richards DAR House Mobile Mobile Gulf Coast Historic house 1860 Italianate house, operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rickwood Field Birmingham Jefferson Central Sports Oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States
Rikard’s Mill Historical Park Beatrice Monroe Southwestern Local history Operating water-powered grist mill and museum
Rosa Parks Library and Museum Montgomery Montgomery Central History / African American Dedicated to Rosa Parks, on the Troy University campus
Rosenbaum House Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Historic house Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Samuel Ullman Museum Birmingham Jefferson Central Biographical website, operated by The University of Alabama at Birmingham, life and works of poet Samuel Ullman
Sci-Quest Huntsville Madison Northern Science website
Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center Scottsboro Jackson Northeastern Local history Located in the Brown-Proctor House, late 19th-century period house, area Native Americans, pioneers, local history
Shelby County Historical Society Museum Columbiana Shelby Central History Local history
Shelby Iron Works Columbiana Shelby Central Industry Former iron works buildings in a park setting
Shorter Mansion Eufaula Barbour Southeastern Historic house Classic Revival house, operated by the Eufala Heritage Association
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Birmingham Jefferson Central Industry
Southern Environmental Center Birmingham Jefferson Central Natural history Located on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, exhibits about pollution, green living
Southern Museum of Flight Birmingham Jefferson Central Aviation
State Black Archives Research Center & Museum Huntsville Madison Northern African American website, part of Alabama A&M University, located in James H. Wilson Hall
Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum Stevenson Jackson Northeastern Railroad Railroad and Civil War artifacts
Rock Store Museum Skyline Jackson Northeastern History Historic general store and former New Deal co-op
Sturdivant Hall Selma Dallas Southwestern Historic house Mid 19th century Greek Revival mansion
Three Notch Museum Andalusia Covington South central Local history Operated by the Covington Historical Society in a historic depot
Tuscaloosa Museum of Art Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa West central Art American art; formerly known as the Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art
Tuskegee History Center Tuskegee Macon East central History / African American website
United States Army Aviation Museum Fort Rucker Dale Southeastern Aviation Located on Fort Rucker, features large collection of helicopters
U.S. Space & Rocket Center Huntsville Madison Northern Aerospace Science, rocketry and space exploration
Vaughan-Smitherman Museum Selma Dallas Southwestern Local history Depicts Selma’s history until about 1960
Veterans Memorial Museum Huntsville Madison Northern Military website
Vulcan Park and Museum Birmingham Jefferson Central Industry City history, history of the Vulcan statue
W. C. Handy Home, Museum & Library Florence Lauderdale Northwestern Biographical Birthplace of W. C. Handy, a blues composer and musician, often called the "Father of the Blues"
Weeden House Museum Huntsville Madison Northern Historic house website, home of female artist and poet Maria Howard Weeden
Wiregrass Museum of Art Dothan Houston Southeastern Art Located in a former power and water plant, includes traveling exhibits, collection of American contemporary and pop art

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