Arts & theater in Coastal Alabama & Northwest Florida.

Baldwin County Heritage Museum

History museum preserving the culture of early Baldwin County farm communities with a 20,000-square-foot main building, five acres of grounds, a 1909 church, blacksmith shop, vintage farm implements, and a schoolhouse.

Black Education Museum

Exploreum Science Center & PCI Digital Dome Theater

Science center offering hands-on activities, educational programs & IMAX films.

Foley Model Train Exhibit

Free O-scale model train display covering 1,200 square feet with a quarter mile of track, 84 freight cars, 50 passenger coaches, and a replica of the L&N Hummingbird, housed in a 1909 Louisville and Nashville railroad station.

History Museum of Mobile

Museum featuring local-history exhibits in a 19th-century Italianate city hall & marketplace.

Mobile Carnival Museum

Housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion downtown, this museum tells the story of America's original Mardi Gras — which started in Mobile, not New Orleans. Elaborate costumes, royal regalia, and interactive exhibits span three centuries of carnival tradition.

Mobile Museum of Art

National & international paintings & statues spanning centuries, plus lectures & classes for kids.

National Maritime Museum of the Gulf

Educational museum featuring interactive exhibits focused on the Gulf of Mexico's maritime heritage.

National Naval Aviation Museum

The world's largest naval aviation museum with 150+ aircraft, flight simulators, and exhibits spanning over a century of aviation history. Free admission on NAS Pensacola.

Orange Beach History Museum

Museum in a century-old schoolhouse devoted to the region's Native American & nautical heritage.

Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Climb the 177 steps of this 1859 lighthouse for sweeping views of Pensacola Bay and the Gulf. The maritime museum tells the story of the region's seafaring history.

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park

South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60), commissioned 1942, decommissioned 1947, opened as a museum ship in Mobile Bay on January 9, 1965 — alongside the WWII submarine USS Drum.