U.S. Space & Rocket Center
A great space museum with an actual Saturn V.
Huntsville and the Space & Rocket Center
Rocket City: home of the Saturn V and Space Camp, with a real Saturn V rocket on display.
Wernher von Braun's team built the Saturn V here, and NASA's Marshall center still works here. The US Space & Rocket Center has a full Saturn V overhead, a real Skylab trainer, and it runs Space Camp for kids.
- Best Time
- March–May and September–October
- Time Needed
- 1 day
- Cost Level
- $$$$
- Open
- Check before you go; hours vary by season
- Getting There
- About two hours by car north of Birmingham.
What to See
1 of 2 are freeDowntown and Big Spring Park
An easy walk among old Twickenham homes.
Know Before You Go
- Kids need to reserve Space Camp months ahead.
Where to Stay
Stay downtown.
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Where the civil rights struggle's turning point took place in 1963, a former steel city with a giant iron statue on its hill and a great food scene.
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Worth a DetourLast checked 2026-11-02. Part of the Southeast list.