USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park joins Smithsonian Museum Day
The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park joins Smithsonian Museum Day on Sept. 18 with free admission for ticket holders.
MOBILE, Ala. — The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park will take part in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Sept. 18, offering free admission to visitors who present a Museum Day ticket.
Two tickets are issued per email address that registers through Smithsonian Magazine’s website, and they are valid only for Saturday, Sept. 18. Visitors can present a printed ticket or show it on a mobile device at the Ticket Office.
Battleship Memorial Park is one of nine Alabama museums and historical sites participating. Others include the Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, the Conde Charlotte House in downtown Mobile, the Gorgas House Museum in Tuscaloosa, the Monroe County Museum in Monroeville, Vulcan Park in Birmingham and the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan. The park is located at 2703 Battleship Parkway.
About the park and Museum Day
The battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was commissioned in 1942 and served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II. She was towed to Mobile in 1964, and the memorial park opened to the public in January 1965. The park also displays the World War II submarine USS Drum and a collection of military aircraft.
Museum Day is an annual event organized by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums and cultural sites across the country offer free admission to visitors who present a Museum Day ticket.
