12 Month Museum Challenge

In this challenge you visit at least one local museum a month, for a year. Below are 12 museums (or similar) for you to choose from. The goal is to visit 12 different ones, but really, we don't care if you go to the same one 12 times. We aren't your mom.

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The Alabama Department of Archives and History - The second and third floors of this building are host to the Museum of Alabama. It almost covers the entirety of Alabama history, from the PreColumbian era, through to the modern day and all points in between. The third floor is reserved for art and sculpture.

The Dexter Parsonage Museum - This was the home of Dr. Martin Luther King from 1954 to 1960, this museum can currently be toured virtually.

The Hank Williams Museum - The highlight, morbidly, is the car in which Hank died. But it also has a host of other artifacts, including 17 stage suits, a piano, and many photos.

The Fitzgerald Museum - This museum is all things Fitzgerald, from F. Scott to Zelda. It also has two on site AirBnB’s, perfect for out of town visitors. Spend the night in a museum!

The Freedom Rides Museum - With exterior and interior exhibits, this restored Greyhound Bus station details the story of the Freedom Riders. The exterior exhibits are available at all times, with a cell phone tour.

The Legacy Museum - Learn all about the history of slavery and racism in America in this, one of the citys’ premier museums. One of the newest museums, it has become one of Montgomery’s largest tourist destinations, for good reason.

The Mann Wildlife Learning Museum - An integral part of the Montgomery Zoo, this child centered museum hosts a number of events for all ages year round. It’s stuffed (pun intended) with a wide variety of incredible taxidermied animals.

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts - Located in gorgeous Blunt Park, take some time to wander through the sculpture garden, as well as its halls of regional and worldwide art. It has a hall of very kid friendly, hands on exhibits.

The Mooseum - If a trip to the Wildlife Museum got in hungry for a taste of more animal based museum action, roll on over to the Mooseum, and check out the kid friendly history of the beef cattle industry.

Rosa Parks Museum - With a central focus on Rosa Parks, this museum also has a number of interactive activities. It has a wide range of artifacts tied to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and highlights a number of the women who were instrumental to the cause, not just Rosa Parks.

W. A. Gayle Planetarium - Located in Oak Park, this is the area's only Planetarium. See the stars in a wide variety of shows cast on it’s massive dome

Old Alabama Town - Old Alabama Town is a collection of restored 19th- and 20th-century structures reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed central Alabama

28 Day Civil Rights History Challenge

In this challenge you visit at least one location tied to the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, each day for the month of February, Black History Month. These are not every location tied to Civil Rights in the capital, but it is a mix of well known and less well known locations.

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1. The Legacy Museum - 400 N. Court St.

2. Dexter Parsonage Museum - 309 S. Jackson St.

3. Rosa Parks Library & Museum - 252 Montgomery St.

4. Freedom Rides Museum - 210 S. Court St.

5. Holt Street Memorial Baptist Church Museum - 903 S. Holt St

6. Civil Rights Memorial - 400 Washington Ave.

7. Rosa Parks Statue - 1 Dexter Ave.

8. Rosa Parks Memorial, on the Alabama State University campus - 915 S. Jackson St.

9. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice - 417 Caroline St.

10. Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church - 454 Dexter Avenue

11. The Charlie and Lucille Times Marker - 1261 South Holt Street

12. Bertha P. Williams Library and Historic Marker - 1276 Rosa L Parks Ave

13. The Home of Dr. E. D. Nixon Marker - 647 Clinton Ave

14. The Georgia Gilmore, Club from Nowhere Historic Marker - 453 Dericote Street

15. Home of Dr. Ralph David Abernathy Historic Marker - 1368 Hall Street

16. Black Members of the Alabama Legislature Who Served During The Reconstruction Period of 1868-1879 Historic Marker - N Bainbridge Street

17. Ben F. Moore Historic Marker - 1130 Lincoln Rd

18. Montgomery's Slave Depots/Montgomery's Slave Traders Historic Marker - 248 Monroe St

19. Aurelia Eliscera Shines Browder Historic Marker - 1012 Highland Ave

20. Birth of Montgomery Bus Boycott Historic Marker - Tullibody Drive

21. Elijah Cook Historic Marker - 103 N Perry St

22. Four Points: One of Several Black Business Hubs in Montgomery Historic Marker - 600 Mobile Street

23. Fred David Gray Historic Marker - 300 Dexter Avenue

24. Harris House Historic Marker - 372 South Jackson Street

25. Inez J. Baskin Historic Marker - 3626 Mobile Hwy

26. Montgomery: Learning From the Past Historic Marker - 532 Holcombe St

27. The E. L. Posey Parking Lot Historic Marker - North McDonough Street and Monroe Street

28. The Hon. Rufus A. Lewis Historic Marker -301 Rufus A Lewis Ln