Huntsville Depot

Specialties

Hear the rattle of the tracks and the engineer’s whistle as you experience life on the rails in 1860. Discover Civil War graffiti & listen as Andy, the robotic ticket agent, tells of Alabama’s railway history.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Depot served as the local passenger house & the corporate offices for the eastern division of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. An active passenger station until 1968, the original depot building stands as a symbol of Huntsville’s transportation history & city growth.

History

Established in 1982.

1982 — Alabama Constitution Village built and opened to the public, living history museum and reproduction of 1819 homes and business

1995 — Historic Huntsville Depot Museum under Village management, built in 1860 and used in the Civil War and beyond

1998 — EarlyWorks Children Museum opened to the public, largest hands-​on history museum in the Southeast