Plan Your Visit

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 - Map with Directions
 - Museum Floor Map

Directions 
CHOM is located at 2213 University Blvd. in downtown Tuscaloosa, next to City Hall.

Parking
Parking is located on the street. Personal vehicles may park in any legal parking place. Please note that Monday-Friday parking is limited to two hours and parking tickets are issued. Buses should load/unload in the bus lane directly in front of the museum. On weekdays they should park adjacent to City Parking Lot D on 22nd Street across from the Chamber of Commerce. Visitors may leave the museum to move their car to another parking place and be readmitted. Weekend parking is free of charge on Saturdays. 

Dining Options
A number of fast food and fine dining restaurants are located near the museum and are either within walking distance or a short few blocks drive away. Also, River Road Park and Capitol Park have picnic facilities available. Outside food and drink are not permitted inside the museum. Although we offer exhibit experiences and many programs for our very youngest guests, we are unable to permit food and drink for this age within the museum. 
Hours
CHOM is open Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm; Friday 9am-7:30pm and Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm. The museum is closed Sundays and all major holidays. Please call the museum before visiting on major holidays or check our website calendar for details.

From the Birmingham area:
Take I-59/20 west toward Tuscaloosa. Take exit 71 B, which will put you on I-359, heading north. Continue on this road until you reach University Blvd. in downtown Tuscaloosa. Do not go over the bridge. Turn right on University Blvd, and go approximately 3 blocks. CHOM is located on the right. 

From the Montgomery area:
Take 82 west into Tuscaloosa, where it becomes McFarland Blvd. Continue on McFarland Blvd. until you reach the exit for University Blvd. That exit will put you on University Blvd. heading west. Continue on University Blvd. through the University of Alabama campus into downtown Tuscaloosa. The museum will be on the left.

From Columbus, MS:
Take 82 east into Northport. At the intersection of 82 and 69/43, turn right onto 69. Continue on 69; you will cross the bridge and come to the intersection at University Blvd. Turn left onto University Blvd. Go approximately three blocks and CHOM will be on the right.