Museum of East Alabama, Alabama, United States

4Adriene A 5:00 PM May 25, 2018

Local flavor...
This is a small museum that I visited when I first came to Opelika, and it is interesting if you like local history. The people who work there are very nice, and Opelika has an interesting history from Civil war, to the mills (and movie), to tires, local Native Americans, old dolls, and POW camp information that is something you would NEVER know unless you visited that museum. It is easily doable in an hour or two.

4Robert C 5:00 PM Jan 16, 2014

Interesting Americana and Kitsch
Trying to kill some time in Opelika I happened upon the East Alabama Museum and stopped in. There is no fee but donations are accepted. The curator was very friendly and we talked for a while. The museum has some interesting pieces from all aspects of civilian and military life. Some are rural and most relate to East Alabama but there are some wartime pieces that are intertwined with the POW Camp Opelika, which I found to be very interesting. There are tools and large pieces of machinery, glass, porcelain, pottery, china, maps, surgical items, kitchen items, Alabama indestructible dolls, childrens' toys. All in all I was surprised at the amount and the quality of what was in the museum. You too would be surprised If you didn't know it had been hiding in Opelika all along. It is a good stop for an hour and you will be pleasantly surprised at what you see inside this museum.