Elkmont in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Visitors Center
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 22, 2018
1. Visitors Center Marker
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Visitors Center. . While traveling through Alabama, we invite you to Visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of U.S. Space Camp and Aviation Challenge, The journey through the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will lead you from the beginning of rocketry to today's Space Launch System, the space shuttle's replacement, and beyond. The museum's collections include the original Mercury and Gemini capsule trainers, the Apollo 16 spacecraft that carried astronauts to and from the moon, and one of only three remaining Saturn V rockets in the world. The U.S. Space and Rocket Center boasts one of the greatest collections of rockets and space memorabilia in the world with interactive hands-on exhibits, public bus tours of Marshall Space Flight Center, space simulators, and an IMAX theater. The center will provide a day of first-class fun in a great educational environment that can be enjoyed by all ages.
While traveling through Alabama, we invite you to Visit the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of U.S. Space
Camp and Aviation Challenge, The journey through the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center will lead you from the
beginning of rocketry to today's Space Launch System,
the space shuttle's replacement, and beyond. The
museum's collections include the original Mercury and
Gemini capsule trainers, the Apollo 16 spacecraft that
carried astronauts to and from the moon, and one of only
three remaining Saturn V rockets in the world. The U.S.
Space and Rocket Center boasts one of the greatest
collections of rockets and space memorabilia in the world
with interactive hands-on exhibits, public bus tours of
Marshall Space Flight Center, space simulators, and an
IMAX theater. The center will provide a day of first-class
fun in a great educational environment that can be
enjoyed by all ages.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 34° 57.267′ N, 86° 53.517′ W. Marker is in Elkmont, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on I-65 S, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Alabama Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkmont AL 35620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Saturn Legacy (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 19, 2022
2. Visitors Center Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 9, 2022
3. Visitors Center Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
