McWane Science Center
The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art hands-on science center, aquarium, and 250-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: science museum in Birmingham, Alabama
- Also known as: “McWane Center” and “mcwane.org”
- Address: 200 19th St N, Birmingham, 35203
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alabama Theatre and Alabama Penny Savings Bank.
Alabama Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatres chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States.
Alabama Penny Savings Bank
Heritage site
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alabama Penny Savings Bank is a historic building built in 1913 at 310 18th Street North in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The building has also been known as the Pythian Temple. Alabama Penny Savings Bank is situated 510 feet west of McWane Science Center.
Birmingham station
Railway station
Birmingham station is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a service stop for Amtrak's Crescent, which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Birmingham station is situated 1,000 feet southeast of McWane Science Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Avondale.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2 miles east of McWane Science Center.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of McWane Science Center.
McWane Science Center
- Categories: science museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.51482° or 33° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-86.80871° or 86° 48′ 31″ westLevels
4Open location code
865MG57R+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 129478064OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6802755
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In Other Languages
“McWane Science Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麦克万科学中心”
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