Listing Tag: Indoor

  • Murphy African-American Museum

    Murphy African-American Museum

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    Tuscaloosa’s first licensed black mortician, Mr. Will J. Murphy, built this two-story craftsman bungalow in the early 1920s as his private residence. Materials from the old state capitol building a few blocks away, such as bricks and window sills, were salvaged when it burned in 1923 and used in the house’s construction. Today, the structure…

  • Northport Visitor Center and Heritage Museum

    Northport Visitor Center and Heritage Museum

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    Step back in time at the Northport Visitor Center & Heritage Museum, housed in the beautifully restored Palmer House, a Victorian-era home originally built in 1907 by the Josh Palmer Family. Once located on Tanyard Street (now 10th Street), this charming home sheltered four generations of Palmers, each leaving their mark through thoughtful additions as their…

  • Old Tavern Museum

    Old Tavern Museum

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    The Old Tavern has been a fixture in downtown Tuscaloosa since the time of the capital era. Innkeeper William Dunton built the structure in 1827, three blocks from its current site as a tavern and hotel on the stagecoach route that passed through Tuscaloosa. One of the few remaining nineteenth-century inns in the state, the…

  • Paul R. Jones Art Gallery

    Paul R. Jones Art Gallery

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    In 2008, Paul R. Jones donated a portion of his collection of African American art to the University of Alabama. With over 1,700 pieces, the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama is one of the largest collections of African American art in the world. Jones was known as a…

  • Paul W. Bryant Museum

    Paul W. Bryant Museum

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    The mission of the Paul W. Bryant Museum is to collect, preserve and exhibit items, and to disseminate information relating to the sports history of the University of Alabama. Goals The Paul W. Bryant Museum is dedicated to: Educating and inspiring a universal audience about the significant contributions and accomplishments of University of Alabama collegiate…

  • Catch 22

    Catch 22

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    As we all learned when Tom Cruise worked the bar in the 1988 classic “Cocktail,” there’s more to a good mixed drink than well liquor and soda water. When the Tuscaloosa crowd wants a real cocktail, they head to Catch 22. Gallon apothecary jars line the countertops filled with pure Finlandia vodka, each one artfully…