Many tourist attractions are located throughout Alabama, but none of them compare to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, located in Huntsville. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is Alabama’s top paid tourist attraction and receives tourists from all over the world.  I’m sure you’re already familiar with those facts, but let’s take a look at 11 additional facts that just may surprise you.

1. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
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2. The one and only Space Camp is located here.
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3. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum."
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4. On average, more than half a million visitors tour this space museum each year.
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5. The idea for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center was first proposed by Dr. Wernher von Braun - a space architect credited with inventing the Saturn V rocket.
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6. This incredible space museum includes more than 1,500 rocketry and space artifacts.
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7. The Army's Redstone Arsenal donated the land the U.S Space & Rocket Center sits on.
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8. Since opening in 1970, an estimated 16 million people have toured the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
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9. America's first space monkey, Miss Baker, is buried at this top tourist attraction.
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10. The main feature of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration is the SA-500D Saturn V.
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11. This space museum's large rocket and space hardware collection is valued in the tens of millions of dollars.
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Did any of these facts about the U.S. Space & Rocket Center surprise you? Have you ever visited this top tourist attraction? If so, we’d love to hear all about your experience.

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