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U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER
256-837-3400
1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805
Since opening its doors in 1970, nearly 16 million people have toured the U.S.
Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). The vast majority of those visitors have been
from out of state or from foreign nations. The USSRC is more than just artifacts!
Experience the physics of astronaut training like never before in simulators
like Space ShotTM and G-Force. The Spacedome IMAX® Theater and National
Geographic Theater transport visitors to different worlds with amazing documen-
tary films like Hubble, and live demonstrations in the Discovery Theater will have
you seeing space science in a whole new light. The family space camp program is
the perfect weekend for adventurous families. Parents and children, ages seven
and up, launch into a mission to space or aerial combat scenario in our authentic
training simulators!
Notable artifacts:
• National historic landmark Saturn
V Moon Rocket
• Pathfinder—the world’s only full-
stack space shuttle display
• Apollo 16 command module
• Skylab Orbital Workshop
• Apollo 12 moon rock
GULF COAST
EXPLOREUM
SCIENCE
CENTER
251-208-6880
65 Government St.,
Mobile, AL 36602
With more than 150 interactive
exhibits; thought-provoking,
larger-than-life IMAX films;
and fun, hands-on educational
programming, the Gulf Coast
Exploreum Science Center aspires
to increase science literacy among
the people of south Alabama and
the Gulf Coast region, residents
and visitors alike. Permanent
exhibits accommodate all ages
and spark more than just fun. Kids
will actively learn and inspire true
creativity as they explore.
THE MONTGOMERY ZOO
334-240-4900
2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery, AL 36110
What began in a small downtown park in Montgomery, Alabama, has now grown, expanded and become
a premiere American zoological facility. Kids will love to take a ride on the train which tours the entire facility.
Among the other attractions are a petting zoo, lion training sessions, elephant keeper talks, a parakeet cove and the
giraffe encounter post. The Zoofari Skylift Ride sets sail atop the zoo, providing guests with spectacular views of the
many exhibits and animals below. The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum are open from 9am to
5:30pm, seven days a week, year-round, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER
205-714-8300
200 19th St. N., Birmingham, AL 35203
McWane Science Center has a number of
permanent exhibits that are a regular part of
the science education experience. These include
Just Mice Size, Explore! Collections Center, Alabama
Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters, NatureScope, Fox 6 Weather Lab,
Science on a Sphere, High Cycle, World of Water Aquarium, Shark
and Ray Touch Tank, the John W. Woods IMAX Dome Theater,
and Birmingham Children’s Museum “Itty Bitty Magic City.”
WATERWORLD
334-615-3750
401 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303
Waterworld offers recreation for the entire
family. Try out the giant wave pool, Great
White Slide, triple-flume water slide, kid-
die pool, video arcade, souvenir shop, or
mouth-watering concessions. It’s open
seven days a week beginning
May 21 and weekends from
August 4 to September 5.
family-friendly “daycations”