McWane Center - Birmingham Museum

  • Address: 200 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203-3117
  • Phone: +1 205 714 8300
  • Website:www.mcwane.org
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5.0
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5.0
2+ reviews
McWane Center
200 19th St N
Birmingham, AL 35203-3117

McWane Center Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • A hands-on science museum, McWane Center allows visitors to test physics principles, explore aquatic habitats, simulate space exploration and more. Interactive exhibits allow you to make your own animated movie, build a roller coaster or ride a bicycle along a wire 30 feet above the ground! There... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Interactive hands-on science adventures .. includes variety of Exhibits, Adventure Halls, the IMAX© Dome, John W. Woods Theater . -- McWane Center has several options available for groups of 15 or more. -- Our outreach specialists ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Interactive adventures are the theme at this exciting complex which includes ScienceQuest, with hands-on science fun; an IMAX dome theater; Just Mice Size, where tots under 6 learn, build and express themselves creatively; World of Water, with creatures from around the world and ... more on TripAdvisor
  • Adventures in learning surround you at the McWane Science Center. The museum offers a hands-on, creative examination of the worlds around us in a renovated department store housing 150,000 square feet of educational science equipment and a 42,000-square-foot IMAX theater. The energy that fuels th... more on BirminghamAL.org
  • Operation Schedule : Call for schedule. ; Description : See world wonders in action. Exciting science center offers hands-on exhibits, larger-than-life IMAX� films and extraordinary programs. Take a magnetic ... more on 800Alabama.com

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5.0
We Love This Place

(February 05, 2011 00:00)

I live north of Atlanta and travel to Birmingham to go to the McWane Center. It is Birmingham's best kept secret . My daughter loves to spend the day there and we always catch a movie at the ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Wondeful visit with the Grandchildren

Birmingham is centrally located for our family to meet here. This was a geat place to meet and take they grandchildren. There was something for all ages and they children loved it. The IMAX was nice, too. Plan on paying $5 for parking, also, per vehicle. Do skip the Movies Cafe if you can. The he... NurseHolt, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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5.0
Don't miss the museum

We had a great time here: IMAX theatre, interactive exhibits and a nifty marine life collection in a setting that didn't seem crowded even though the place was busy. We caught a Titanic exhibit that was exceptionally well done. Hint:order your IMAX tickets in advance. This spot draws groups and i... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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