Top attractions in Alabama
95 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in Alabama, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.
The 20 top attractions in Alabama
An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.
Jordan–Hare Stadium Stadium & arena · in Auburn, AL43Kreaders a year7
U.S. Space & Rocket Center Museum · in Huntsville, AL1Mvisitors 20198
Cheaha Mountain Mountain · 8 mi from Oxford, AL24Kreaders a year9Lewis Smith Lake Lake · 11 mi from Jasper, AL22Kreaders a year10
Lake Martin Lake · 7 mi from Our Town, AL22Kreaders a year11
Fort Morgan Museum · 8 mi from Dauphin Island, AL20Kreaders a year12
Boll Weevil Monument Landmark · in Enterprise, AL19Kreaders a year13
USS Drum Museum · in Mobile, AL19Kreaders a year14
Sloss Furnaces Museum · in Birmingham, AL19Kreaders a year15
Battleship Memorial Park Museum · in Mobile, AL17Kreaders a year16
Moundville Archaeological Site Ancient site · in Moundville, AL15Kreaders a year17
Cahaba Ancient site · 7 mi from Selmont-West Selmont, AL14Kreaders a year18
The National Memorial to Peace and Justice Museum · in Montgomery, AL14Kreaders a year19
Legacy Arena Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, AL13Kreaders a year20
Civil Rights Memorial Landmark · in Montgomery, AL12Kreaders a yearPhoto credits
Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: Dailynetworks, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0
Best to visit in November
Places with a real season where November is one of the best months: mild weather and, where the Park Service counts visitors, quieter than average.
Stadium & arena · in Tuscaloosa, ALBryant–Denny Stadium142K readers
Museum · in Mobile, ALUSS Alabama100K readers
Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, ALLegion Field59K readers
Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, ALProtective Stadium48K readers
Stadium & arena · in Auburn, ALJordan–Hare Stadium43K readers
Lake · 7 mi from Our Town, ALLake Martin22K readers
Landmark · in Enterprise, ALBoll Weevil Monument19K readers
Museum · in Mobile, ALUSS Drum19K readersPhoto credits
Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jordan–Hare Stadium: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · Boll Weevil Monument: USDA, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Most visited
Latest yearly visitor counts (National Park Service, else Wikidata).
Little River Canyon National Preserve National Preserve · 5 mi from Fort Payne, AL782K20252
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park National Military Park · 11 mi from Dadeville, AL51K20253
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Tuskegee, AL25K20254
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Tuskegee, AL8.7K20255
Russell Cave National Monument National Monument · 3 mi from Orme, AL7.8K2025By type
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Every attraction in Alabama
95 attractions
Bryant–Denny Stadium Stadium & arena · in Tuscaloosa, AL142Kreaders a year2
USS Alabama Museum · in Mobile, AL100Kreaders a year3
Legion Field Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, AL59Kreaders a year4
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio Museum · in Sheffield, AL50Kreaders a year5
Protective Stadium Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, AL48Kreaders a year6
Jordan–Hare Stadium Stadium & arena · in Auburn, AL43Kreaders a year7
U.S. Space & Rocket Center Museum · in Huntsville, AL1Mvisitors 20198
Cheaha Mountain Mountain · 8 mi from Oxford, AL24Kreaders a year9Lewis Smith Lake Lake · 11 mi from Jasper, AL22Kreaders a year10
Lake Martin Lake · 7 mi from Our Town, AL22Kreaders a year11
Fort Morgan Museum · 8 mi from Dauphin Island, AL20Kreaders a year12
Boll Weevil Monument Landmark · in Enterprise, AL19Kreaders a year13
USS Drum Museum · in Mobile, AL19Kreaders a year14
Sloss Furnaces Museum · in Birmingham, AL19Kreaders a year15
Battleship Memorial Park Museum · in Mobile, AL17Kreaders a year16
Moundville Archaeological Site Ancient site · in Moundville, AL15Kreaders a year17
Cahaba Ancient site · 7 mi from Selmont-West Selmont, AL14Kreaders a year18
The National Memorial to Peace and Justice Museum · in Montgomery, AL14Kreaders a year19
Legacy Arena Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, AL13Kreaders a year20
Civil Rights Memorial Landmark · in Montgomery, AL12Kreaders a year21
International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum · 3 mi from Lincoln, AL12Kreaders a year22Ono Island Beach · 6 mi from Orange Beach, AL9.5Kreaders a year23
Little River Canyon National Preserve National Preserve · 5 mi from Fort Payne, AL782Kvisitors 202524Fort Bowyer Landmark · 8 mi from Dauphin Island, AL8Kreaders a year25Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure Theme park · in Bessemer, AL8Kreaders a year26
United States Army Aviation Museum Museum · in Fort Novosel, AL8Kreaders a year27
The Legacy Museum Museum · in Montgomery, AL7.7Kreaders a year28Old Mobile Site Ancient site · 7 mi from Creola, AL7.7Kreaders a year29
Fort Gaines Landmark · in Dauphin Island, AL7.3Kreaders a year30
Noccalula Falls Park Waterfall · in Gadsden, AL6.6Kreaders a year31
Mobile Civic Center Stadium & arena · in Mobile, AL6.6Kreaders a year32
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Stadium & arena · in Birmingham, AL6.6Kreaders a year33
Birmingham Museum of Art Museum · in Birmingham, AL6.2Kreaders a year34
Talladega National Forest National forest · in Fayetteville, AL6.2Kreaders a year35Mothers of Gynecology Monument Landmark · in Montgomery, AL6.2Kreaders a year36
Birmingham Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Birmingham, AL5.1Kreaders a year37Southern Museum of Flight Museum · in Birmingham, AL5.1Kreaders a year38
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Tuskegee, AL8.7Kvisitors 202539
Bellingrath Gardens and Home Garden · 5 mi from Belle Fontaine, AL3.7Kreaders a year40Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Museum · in Calera, AL3.7Kreaders a year41
Burritt on the Mountain Museum · in Huntsville, AL3.7Kreaders a year42Space City USA Theme park · in Huntsville, AL3.3Kreaders a year43
Fort Charlotte Museum · in Mobile, AL2.9Kreaders a year44
Montgomery Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Montgomery, AL2.9Kreaders a year45
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Museum · in Birmingham, AL2.9Kreaders a year46
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument National Monument · in Birmingham, AL2.6Kreaders a year47
Freedom Riders National Monument National Monument · 2 mi from Anniston, AL2.6Kreaders a year48
Alabama Department of Archives and History Museum · in Montgomery, AL2.6Kreaders a year49
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Gulf Shores, AL2.6Kreaders a year50Alabama Music Hall of Fame Museum · in Tuscumbia, AL2.6Kreaders a year51
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens Museum · in Birmingham, AL2.6Kreaders a year52
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park National Military Park · 11 mi from Dadeville, AL51Kvisitors 202553
Huntsville Museum of Art Museum · in Huntsville, AL2.2Kreaders a year54Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Museum · in Birmingham, AL2.2Kreaders a year55
North Alabama Railroad Museum Museum · in Huntsville, AL2.2Kreaders a year56Southern Adventures Theme park · in Huntsville, AL2.2Kreaders a year57
Russell Cave National Monument National Monument · 3 mi from Orme, AL7.8Kvisitors 202558
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site National Historic Site · in Tuskegee, AL25Kvisitors 202559
Alabama Museum of Natural History Museum · in Tuscaloosa, AL1.8Kreaders a year60
Wales West Light Railway Museum · 6 mi from Fairhope, AL1.8Kreaders a year61GulfQuest Maritime Museum Museum · in Mobile, AL1.8Kreaders a year62Alabama Judicial Building Museum · in Montgomery, AL1.8Kreaders a year63Tannehill Ironworks Museum · 5 mi from McCalla, AL1.8Kreaders a year64Waterville USA Theme park · in Gulf Shores, AL1.8Kreaders a year65National Voting Rights Museum Museum · 2 mi from Selma, AL1.5Kreaders a year66Rosa Parks Museum Museum · in Montgomery, AL1.5Kreaders a year67Huntsville Botanical Garden Garden · in Huntsville, AL1.5Kreaders a year68Freedom Rides Museum Museum · in Montgomery, AL1.5Kreaders a year69Jasmine Hill Gardens Garden · in Blue Ridge, AL1.5Kreaders a year70The George Washington Carver Museum Museum · in Tuskegee, AL1.5Kreaders a year71Mobile Museum of Art Museum · in Mobile, AL1.1Kreaders a year72Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Museum · in Montgomery, AL160Kvisitors73Birmingham Botanical Gardens Garden · in Birmingham, AL1.1Kreaders a year74Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Museum · in Auburn, AL1.1Kreaders a year75Princess Theatre Theatre · in Decatur, AL1.1Kreaders a year76The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum Museum · in Montgomery, AL1.1Kreaders a year77Red Mountain Park Garden · in Birmingham, AL1.1Kreaders a year78Janney Furnace Park Garden · in Ohatchee, AL79Florala City Park Garden · in Florala, AL80Aldridge Botanical Gardens Garden · in Hoover, AL81Fendall Hall Museum · 2 mi from Clayton, AL82Tuscaloosa Museum of Art Museum · in Tuscaloosa, AL83Donald E. Davis Arboretum Garden · in Auburn, AL84Linn Park Garden · in Birmingham, AL85Mobile Botanical Gardens Garden · in Mobile, AL86Mort Glosser Amphitheater Theatre · in Gadsden, AL87Three Notch Museum Museum · in Andalusia, AL88University of Alabama Arboretum Garden · in Tuscaloosa, AL89Fort Payne Opera House Theatre · in Fort Payne, AL90Mobile Carnival Museum Museum · in Mobile, AL91Africatown Heritage House Museum · in Mobile, AL92Bridgeport Depot Museum Museum · in Bridgeport, AL93History Museum of Mobile Museum · in Mobile, AL94Gainesville Park and Bandstand Garden · 11 mi from Panola, AL95Troy University Arboretum Garden · in Troy, ALHow we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.
Attractions in Alabama
What are the top attractions in Alabama?
Bryant–Denny Stadium, USS Alabama, Legion Field, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and Protective Stadium, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.
What is the most visited attraction in Alabama?
Little River Canyon National Preserve, with about 781,518 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).
How many national parks are in Alabama?
None. Alabama has 7 other National Park Service sites.
Where should I go in Alabama in November?
Bryant–Denny Stadium, USS Alabama and Legion Field: November is one of their best months, with mild weather.