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Location
Best time
Plan your visit around the lunch closure (12:00 PM-1:00 PM Monday-Friday). Arrive before 11:00 AM for final morning admission, or plan to return after 1:00 PM to avoid the midday shutdown.
Visitor tip
The immersive 'time traveler bus' experience is a must-see highlight that brings the Rosa Parks story to life. Reviewers emphasize it has to be experienced in person to fully appreciate it.
Visitor tip
The Children's Wing is better suited for older kids and teens rather than very young children. Consider their age and interest in civil rights history when deciding if this venue is the right fit for your family.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Civil Rights Museum (History/Education)
- Highlights
- 1955 Montgomery city bus, Rosa Parks arrest exhibit, Cleveland Avenue Time Machine in Children's Wing
- Admission
- $5.50-$10 children 5-12, $7.50-$14 ages 13+, free under 4
- Location
- Site of Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest in downtown Montgomery, AL
What visitors say
This is such a well done museum. The bus has to be seen to be believed. The story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus boycott a pivotal event that fueled the civil rights movement and got Martin Luther King Jr. Involved (was where he…
I personally loved the museum! However, my kids did not and I can understand why. They’re young, and I feel it is more of an older kid/teen thing. The immersive experience was great! I really enjoyed learning about the civil rights…
Great tour. Great bus ride in the time traveler. Very well laid out and easy to follow. A lot of history regarding civil rights.
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Did You Know?
- The museum features the actual 1955 Montgomery city bus in which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a pivotal moment that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and accelerated the civil rights movement
- The Children's Wing includes the 'Cleveland Avenue Time Machine,' an immersive interactive exhibit that transports visitors back to the 1800s Jim Crow segregation era and features exhibits on historical figures including Dred Scott, Homer Plessy, Harriett Tubman, and Henry 'Box' Brown
- The museum houses original arrest documentation from Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest, including the original fingerprint arrest record and court/police documents, providing primary source evidence of this historic event
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