Alabama Museum of Natural History, Alabama, United States
4.0 (5 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #16 in Tuscaloosa Natural History Museums
Loved it! Great for those wanting an easy to digest course in geology
This small, but focused museum is absolutely worth your time. Reading the labels offered a straightforward, crash course in geology. It also contained some interesting locally sourced fossils. Example: a 60 foot Basilosaurus (toothed whale ancestor) hung from the ceiling. There were many touchable items like trilobites and a mammoth tooth. While clearly meant for children, I touched each and every one. A glass beehive offered a glimpse into their working lives (workers entered and exited via a transparent plastic tube). Apparently, honey bees reach adulthood in 16-24 days. Honey collected onsite is available for sale in the gift shop as well as a good selection of introductory geology books.
Address
427 6th Ave NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-5703
Mobile
Website
http://almnh.ua.edu/
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 23:51
User Ratings
4.0 based on (5 reviews)
Reviews
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5March262015 5:00 PM Sep 10, 2020
Cool place!
If you are in the area and get into natural history check this place out. Costs you nothing to get in and while they don’t have a lot of exhibits, what they do have is quite interesting.
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4EvoDocAdventures 5:00 PM Dec 31, 2019
Great local museum
When in T-Town come by and check out the collections at the MNH on campus at U of Alabama. There are some pretty neat fossils if you look around, including an amazing ballroom complete with a full whale skeleton!
