Paul W. Bryant Museum

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
Address: 300 Paul W. Bryant Drive

The mission of the Paul W. Bryant Museum is to collect, preserve and exhibit items, and to disseminate information relating to the sports history of the University of Alabama. The Paul W. Bryant Museum is dedicated to:

• Educating and inspiring a universal audience about the significant contributions and accomplishments of University of Alabama collegiate athletes.
• Fostering a sense of history, tradition and excellence; allowing visitors to place past events in clear perspective.
• Serving as a leading resource to other sports museums, The University of Alabama, its alumni, fans, supporters and other organizations by preserving and interpreting the history of collegiate sports.

Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Address: 1901 Jack Warner Parkway

The Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum serves to broaden the knowledge of transportation related topics that gave rise to the City of Tuscaloosa’s development and human culture through exhibits and quality programs of research, instruction, and service. The Warner Transportation Museum is housed in the historic Queen City Pool House on Jack Warner Parkway, built in 1943 by architect Don Buel Schuyler, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. The community used the pool and the pool house until it was closed in the 1980s. On December 13, 2011, the renovated bath house was officially reopened as the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, with exhibits tracing the city’s history through the development of its transportation systems.

Moundville Archaeological Park

Hours: Sunday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Address: 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL

Moundville Archaeological Park is a Mississippian culture site on the Black Warrior River in Hale County, near the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The second-largest U.S. site of its era, Moundville was the political and ceremonial center of a vast Mississippian culture chiefdom between the 11th and 16th centuries. This culture spanned the central Mississippi River Valley, the lower Ohio River Valley, and most of the Mid-South area, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Encompassing 185 acres (75 ha), the park features 29 platform mounds, a museum, an archaeological laboratory, a campground, and a conference center. The park hosts the Moundville Native American Festival each October, as well as other events throughout the year.

Gorgas House Museum

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Address: 810 Capstone Drive

The Gorgas House Museum is the oldest structure on the University of Alabama campus. Built in 1829, the building served as a dining hall, hotel, and residence for the University’s Steward. Converted into a faculty residence in the 1840s, it was one of seven buildings to survive the campus Civil War burning in 1865. Now, named for the Gorgas family that occupied the home from 1879-1953, the Museum houses original Gorgas furnishings, memorabilia, and a collection of 119th-century artifacts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Alabama Museum of Natural History

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Address: 427 Sixth Avenue

The Alabama Museum of Natural History is the state’s natural history museum, located in Smith Hall at the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The oldest museum in the state, it was founded in 1831. Exhibits depict the natural diversity of Alabama from the Age of Dinosaurs, the Coal Age, and the Ice Age. Collections include items relating to geology, zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, ethnology, history, and photography. Exhibits of special interest include the skull of an American mastodon dredged from the Tombigbee River near Demopolis, Alabama, and the Hodges meteorite, which struck a woman as it fell to earth near Sylacauga, Alabama, in 1954. The museum sponsors expeditions throughout the year, as it has since 1979.