Big Spring Park, Huntsville

Name: Big Spring Park
Address: 700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, 35801, United States

#6 among attractions in Huntsville

Relax in park, Park

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Facts and practical information

Big Spring International Park is located in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. The park is built around its namesake "Big Spring", the original water source that the city of Huntsville was built around. The Huntsville Museum of Art and Von Braun Center are located in the park. The park is also notable as the venue for the Panoply Arts Festival, held the last full weekend in April, Big Spring Jam, an annual music festival held on the fourth weekend in September from 1993 to 2011, and The Battle of the Buffalo, a buffalo wings competition held by the University of Alabama in Huntsville Alpha Tau Omega fraternity to support cancer research. ()

Elevation: 597 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°43'35"N, 86°35'20"W

Address

700 Monroe St SWSouthwest Huntsville (Downtown Huntsville)Huntsville 35801 United States

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Big Spring Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Von Braun Center, Weeden House Museum, Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama Constitution Village.

~730 ftW
Sport venue, Convention center, Sport
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
4 min walk • The Von Braun Center, known as the Von Braun Civic Center until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
0.4 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weeden House Museum, Huntsville
12 min walk • The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.
~540 ftNE
Museum, Art museum
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville
3 min walk • Huntsville Museum of Art is a museum located in Huntsville, Alabama. HMA sits in Big Spring Park within Downtown Huntsville, and serves as a magnet for cultural activities.
~1690 ftNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Alabama Constitution Village, Huntsville
9 min walk • The Constitution Hall Park is a historical open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama, that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 31, 1975.
0.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Randolph Street Church of Christ, Huntsville
11 min walk • The Randolph Street Church of Christ is a historic church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1887 in a Gothic Revival style similar to rural churches, but built of brick. Rather than a central entrance, the tower contains doors under pointed toplights on the sides, and a double lancet window joined under a pointed arch.
~1810 ftNE
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
9 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~1330 ftS
Library
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Huntsville
7 min walk • The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is a public, Carnegie library in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded in 1818, when Alabama was still a part of the Mississippi Territory, it is the oldest continuing library in the state.
0.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville
10 min walk • Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1859. It is noted as one of the most pristine examples of Ecclesiological Gothic architecture in the South.
~1510 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
First National Bank, Huntsville
8 min walk • The First National Bank is a historic bank building in Huntsville, Alabama. The temple-form Greek Revival structure was built in 1835–1836.
~1220 ftNE
Museum
Humphreys–Rodgers House, Huntsville
6 min walk • The Humphreys–Rodgers House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. Since its construction in 1848, it has been expanded and altered at least three times, saved from demolition twice, and moved once.
~1990 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
White–Turner–Sanford House, Huntsville
10 min walk • The White–Turner–Sanford House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1827 by James White, a merchant from Virginia, on land purchased from LeRoy Pope. The home has had numerous owners through the years including John H. Lewis, mayor from 1826 to 1828, and state representative George W. Lane.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Big Spring Park open?

Big Spring Park is open:

Monday 24h
Tuesday 24h
Wednesday 24h
Thursday 24h
Friday 24h
Saturday 24h
Sunday 24h

Which popular attractions are close to Big Spring Park?

Nearby attractions include Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville (3 min walk), Humphreys–Rodgers House, Huntsville (6 min walk), Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Huntsville (7 min walk), First National Bank, Huntsville (8 min walk).

How to get to Big Spring Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Big Spring Park:

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Greyhound (8 min walk)