Alabama Museum of Health Sciences, Birmingham

#102 among attractions in Birmingham

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The Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences was opened and dedicated at the UAB campus in 1975. It was developed to display the health sciences in the areas of education, research, and practice in the U.S. with special emphasis on the state of Alabama and its contributors to the practice of medicine. It houses a combined collection of rare and important medical books and manuscripts—dating to the Middle Ages—and equipment, instruments, and objects from the health sciences. It also houses manuscript collections with an emphasis on the health science fields. ()

Coordinates: 33°29'57"N, 86°48'16"W

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Five Points SouthBirmingham United States

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Alabama Museum of Health Sciences – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vulcan statue, Regions Field, Rotary Trail, McWane Science Center.

0.8 miSE
Monuments and statues, History museum, Park
Vulcan statue, Birmingham
20 min walk • The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.
0.7 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
17 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.
1 miN
Park
Rotary Trail, Birmingham
25 min walk • Rotary Trail is a half-mile linear park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The trail was predominantly funded by the Birmingham Rotary Club in honor of their centennial anniversary.
1.1 miN
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
28 min walk • 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.
1.1 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
29 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.
1.2 miN
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
30 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
0.7 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Third Presbyterian Church, Birmingham
18 min walk • The Third Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Alabama is a Presbyterian church located on the city's Southside at 617 22nd Street South, at the corner of 7th Avenue South. It is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America.
1 miE
Park, Trail
Red Mountain Expressway Cut, Birmingham
25 min walk • The Red Mountain Expressway Cut, also known as the Red Mountain Geological Cut, is a section of Red Mountain that was blasted and removed in the 1960s to allow the Red Mountain Expressway to enter downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
0.6 miE
Synagogue
Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham
16 min walk • Temple Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish congregation in Birmingham, Alabama.
0.8 miNW
Park
Railroad Park, Birmingham
20 min walk • Railroad Park is a 19-acre park in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, that opened in the fall of 2010. It was designed by landscape architect Tom Leader and built by Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie. The park lies immediately south of the Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines through downtown Birmingham.
~1570 ftSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Second Presbyterian Church, Birmingham
8 min walk • Second Presbyterian Church is a historic church at Tenth Avenue and Twelfth Street South in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Alabama Museum of Health Sciences?

Nearby attractions include University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (6 min walk), Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, Birmingham (7 min walk), Second Presbyterian Church, Birmingham (8 min walk), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Birmingham (9 min walk).

How to get to Alabama Museum of Health Sciences by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alabama Museum of Health Sciences:

Bus

SE Corner of 15th St S & 11th Av S • Lines: 14 (5 min walk)
SW Corner of 15th St S & 11th Av S • Lines: 14 (5 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (24 min walk)