McWane Science Center, Birmingham

Name: McWane Science Center
Address: 200 19th St N, Birmingham, 35203, United States
Telephone: +1 205-714-8300

#19 among attractions in Birmingham

Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum, Science museum

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Facts and practical information

The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building. It opened to the public on July 11, 1998. ()

Established: 11 July 1998 (26 years ago)Coordinates: 33°30'53"N, 86°48'31"W

Address

200 19th St NNorthside (Fountain Heights)Birmingham 35203 United States

Contact

+1 205-714-8300

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Day trips

McWane Science Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, Legacy Arena.

0.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
13 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
0.4 miN
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
11 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
0.4 miW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
10 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
0.7 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
17 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
~1900 ftW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
10 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
~150 ftW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
1 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
~1660 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
8 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
~1560 ftW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
8 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
~1480 ftNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
8 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
~970 ftW
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
5 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
~1970 ftW
Museum
Birmingham Civil Rights District, Birmingham
10 min walk • The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is McWane Science Center open?

McWane Science Center is open:

Monday 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm

Which popular attractions are close to McWane Science Center?

Nearby attractions include Alabama Theatre, Birmingham (1 min walk), RMTC Cabaret Theatre, Birmingham (3 min walk), Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham (4 min walk), Carver Theatre, Birmingham (5 min walk).

How to get to McWane Science Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to McWane Science Center:

Bus

SW Corner of 18th St N & 2nd Av N • Lines: 1, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 3, 41, 42, 45, 5 (2 min walk)
NE Corner of 18th St N & 3rd Av N • Lines: 12, 14, 22, 23, 42 (2 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (5 min walk)