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7 amazing places you should take your friend visiting Huntsville
ByAudrey Johnson
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When your friends and family are visiting for the holidays, you want to show them a good time (especially if you moved here recently and your crew hasn’t explored your new city yet).
Here are 7 places you can take a friend to explore the Rocket City together. Pick and choose places to go from this list, or follow it in order for a full day of fun.
1. Have breakfast at The Social Standard Market
You’ll need plenty of food to fuel your fun day of exploring Huntsville so you should start your day at The Standard Social Market. Your guest will get a great overview of the vibes downtown, and your meal will be absolutely delicious.
We’ve featured The Standard Social Market multiple times in our “Best Things We Ate This Month” round-ups for good reason. Their food is spectacular, and there’s something everyone can enjoy on the menu.
- Where: 127 Holmes Ave NW Ste 102, Huntsville, AL 35801
- When: Mon.-Thurs., 7AM-9PM; Fri. 7AM-10PM; Sat., 9AM-10PM; Sun. 9AM-2PM.
2. Tour the Space + Rocket Center
If your guest loves space, science or local history, you have to take them to The Space and Rocket Center. Over half a million people visited last year to see the museum’s collection of artifacts including:
- The Saturn V Moon Rocket, a National Historic Landmark
- Pathfinder, which is the world’s only full-stack space shuttle display
- The Apollo 16 command module
- The Skylab training module
Plus, you’ll learn about Huntsville’s incredible connections to the space industry. Tickets are available for their shuttle experiences, flight simulators and the intuitive planetarium.
- Where: 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805
- When: Sun.-Sat., 9AM-5PM.
3. Visit Lowe Mill Arts + Entertainment
Switch gears from your science brain to your artistic side when you visit Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment. Lowe Mill is a former cotton mill that was refurbished into a space for artists in the early 2000s.
Studios around Lowe Mill give you the opportunity to talk to the artists directly about their work. The space also has delicious restaurants, like Velocé Pizza. Classes and events are hosted all the time to help connect the community to the arts.
- Where: 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35805
- When: Wed.-Sat., 11AM-7PM.
4. Grab a beer at Campus 805
Campus 805 is one of Huntsville most unique spots. The site is a former high school now filled with breweries and other entertainment options. Straight to Ale, Yellowhammer Brewing and Hops N Gauc are a few of the best places where you can grab a beer here.
5. Check out the views at Burritt on the Mountain
Take a short drive up Monte Sano to see the most beautiful view of Huntsville. Burritt on the Mountain costs $12 for adults, $8 for children/ students and $10 for seniors and military.
- Where: 3101 Burritt Drive SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
- When: Tues.-Sat., 9AM-5PM; Sun., 12PM-5PM.
6. Head to your favorite restaurant for dinner
Here’s where you can get creative: show your guest to your favorite restaurant in town.
Need some ideas? Our team loves Fusion BBQ, Sam & Greg’s Pizzeria, Dashu Japanese Cuisine and Bar, Prohibition Restaurant and Bar and Valentina’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar.
7. Head to a Huntsville Havoc game
Show your visitor what Huntsville has to offer regarding sports through a trip to the Propst Arena. The Huntsville Havoc have several home games for the rest of November and December.
- Where: 700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
- When: View their full schedule here
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