Across the official rosters, 49 Alabama institutions take part, clustered in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile: 15 NARM, 6 ASTC Passport Program, 1 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 7 AHS Garden Network, 3 ACM, 16 Museums for All, 1 Time Travelers. Put your ZIP in the lookup and they come back sorted by distance, rules computed. Rosters pulled 2026-09-05.
| Program | Alabama rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 15 | 31% | Birmingham (4) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 6 | 12% | Birmingham (2) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 1 | 2% | Birmingham (1) |
| AHS Garden Network | 7 | 14% | Hoover (1) |
| ACM | 3 | 6% | Florence (1) |
| Museums for All | 16 | 33% | Huntsville (5) |
| Time Travelers | 1 | 2% | Anniston (1) |
With 6 ASTC centers in Alabama, there are 15 center-to-center pairs; 10 are closer than 90 miles, and for those the passport is worthless. McWane Science Center to Southern Museum of Flight is the tightest span at 7 miles; Exploreum Science Center to U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the longest at 289, comfortably past 90. The rule measures from both your home science center and your home address, as the crow flies. How the ASTC rule works.
Some Alabama institutions honor several programs at once (10 of them on our map): Anniston Museums and Gardens (ASTC Passport Program + AHS Garden Network); Burritt on the Mountain (NARM + Museums for All); Huntsville Botanical Garden (Museums for All + AHS Garden Network); Imagination Place Children's Museum (Museums for All + ACM); McWane Science Center (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All); Mobile Botanical Gardens (Museums for All + AHS Garden Network); Mobile Museum of Art (NARM + Museums for All); The EarlyWorks Children's Museum (Museums for All + ACM); and 2 more.
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts | Birmingham |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham |
| Burritt on the Mountain | Huntsville |
| Dennis G. Pappas Historical Collections Gallery | Birmingham |
| The Huntsville Museum of Art | Huntsville |
| Vulcan Park and Museum | Birmingham |
| Mobile Museum of Art | Mobile |
| Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts | Montgomery |
| Wiregrass Museum of Art | Dothan |
| Carnegie Visual Arts Center | Decatur |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| McWane Science Center | Birmingham |
| Southern Museum of Flight | Birmingham |
| U.S. Space & Rocket Center | Huntsville |
| Exploreum Science Center | Mobile |
| Anniston Museums and Gardens | Anniston |
| Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts | Gadsden |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Zoo | Birmingham |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Birmingham |
| Huntsville Botanical Garden | Huntsville |
| Mobile Botanical Gardens | Mobile |
| Anniston Museums and Gardens | Anniston |
| Dothan Area Botanical Gardens | Dothan |
| Aldridge Gardens | Hoover |
| Auburn University's Davis Arboretum | Auburn University |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| EarlyWorks Children's Museum | Huntsville |
| Imagination Place Children's Museum | Gadsden |
| Children's Museum Shoals | Florence |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Berman Museum of World History | Anniston |
The EBT route needs no membership at all — 16 Alabama institutions take a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID for up to four people at free-to-$5: Alabama Constitution Hall Park · Burritt on the Mountain · Huntsville Museum of Art · McWane Science Center · The EarlyWorks Children's Museum · U.S. Space & Rocket Center · Vulcan Park & Museum · Historic Oakleigh and 8 more. Program rules.
The same library card may also lend a Alabama state park pass.
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15 Alabama institutions are on the current NARM roster, including Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, Burritt on the Mountain, Dennis G. Pappas Historical Collections Gallery. The fine print: NARM-level membership required, and individual museums may exclude special events or members living within 15 miles.
Yes — everywhere. With 6 ASTC centers in Alabama, there are 15 center-to-center pairs; 10 are closer than 90 miles, and for those the passport is worthless. McWane Science Center to Southern Museum of Flight is the tightest span at 7 miles; Exploreum Science Center to U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the longest at 289, comfortably past 90.
16 Alabama institutions take part in Museums for All: EBT card plus ID, up to four people, free to $5 apiece, no membership.