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Adventureland Theme Park

Amusement Park

Family entertainment park featuring two jungle golf courses, adult & rookie go-karts, water gun bumper boats, baseball and softball batting cages, arcade and snack bar.

Antique Attic

Antique

Third-generation family business is one of the largest and oldest privately owned antique shops in the state. American and European furniture, glassware, porcelain, quilts and paintings.

Cherry Street AME Church

Historic Site

Declared "Mother Church" of AME denomination in Alabama. State's oldest AME church. Originally organized as Colored Methodist Church in 1877.

Digitarium Planetarium

Science Center

Night skies shown as they appear in-season. Constellations, related mythology.

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Botanical Garden

Rose, herb, daylily, camellia, native azalea, hybrid azalea, hydrangea, meditation, wedding, butterfly gardens, and Koi Ponds. Demonstration gardens, nature trail, wooded areas, 1-acre pond.

Dothan National Golf Resort

Golf Course

Complete golf resort with championship course, lighted driving range and practice green, heated mineral pool, restaurant, lounge, Junior Olympic swimming pool. 91-room hotel. Golf Academy.

Dothan Opera House

Historic Site

Built in 1915, represents important cultural influence in the area. Theatrical productions, ballets and symphony performances held at this landmark.

Dr. George Washington Carver Monument

Historic Site

Six-ft. statue of Dr. Carver, inventor of more than 300 uses for peanuts.

E.R. Porter Hardware Co., LLC

Home And Garden

One of Alabama's oldest operating hardware stores, opened 1889. Interior and exterior remains virtually unaltered. Still maintains large inventory of hardware, hard-to-find items.

Fun Zone Skate Center

Indoor Recreation Site

Family entertainment center housing indoor skating rink, laser tag arena, softplay gym, arcade, pizzeria, rockwall, The Chair, Spongeball, bumper cars, jump shot, party rooms.

George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum

Museum

Historical overview of contributions and influences of cultures and people of African heritage; featuring Dr. G. W. Carver.

Highland Oaks Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

Golf Course

Gently rolling terrain with numerous creeks, wetlands, tall pines and beautiful oaks. Three demanding 9-hole championship courses, plus a challenging 9-hole short course.

Joseph Statue

Historic Site

Bronze sculpture depicts Bible verse (Genesis 37:17), which inspired city name change from Poplar Head. Mobile native Casey Downing Jr., sculptor.

Kilgore's Roundabout Plantation Golf

Golf Course

Spectacular course with Tiff Eagle greens and 5 lakes. A learning center with a 400-yard, 2-tiered driving range, practice bunker, chipping and putting areas.

Landmark Park

Outdoor Recreation Site

Natural and cultural heritage of Wiregrass region found in 130-acre park. Wildlife exhibits, 1890s farmstead, Interpretive Center and planetarium, picnic area, nature trails, playground.

Maria's Vineyard

Outdoor Recreation Site

Unique way to get away from it all without leaving town. Pick your own muscadines in the vineyard (Aug.-Oct.). Available for weddings, parties.

Peanut Monument

Historic Site

Giant, gold peanut sculpture at Visitor Information Center helps to proclaim Dothan as "Peanut Capital of the World."

Peanuts Around Town

Historic Site

Four-ft. fiberglass peanuts decorated by local artists and installed at various locations. Includes "Elvis Nut," "Violin Nut," "Mr. Peanut Head," "Shoppin' Nut," many more.

Troy University Dothan Campus

Outdoor Recreation Site

Troy University has four Alabama campuses. The Dothan campus has 2.5 miles of walking trails and a 5-mile bike trail through a beautiful forest.

Walton Park

Outdoor Recreation Site

Walton Park features a recreation center that houses gymnasium, weight room and two meeting rooms. The park consists of two ball fields, an outdoor swimming pool, two lighted hard surface tennis courts, playground and pavilion.

Water World

Outdoor Recreation Site

Water park for entire family. Great White Slide, giant wave pool, triple-flume water slide, kiddie pool, souvenir shop, concessions, grills in picnic area and pavilion.

Westgate Softball Complex

Sports Arena

World-class, year-round, staffed facility. National ASA annual competition. Five-field lighted complex, second-floor observation, press boxes, score booths, concessions.

Westgate Tennis Center

Sports Arena

World-class facility. National and amateur competitions, professional women's circuit events. 20 lighted Har-Tru(R) clay courts, including championship court. Elevated shaded viewing, large clubhouse.

Wiregrass Festival of Murals

Historic Site

Ongoing project of historic murals by nationally and internationally acclaimed muralists. Governor's office proclaims that Dothan is a Mural City.

Wiregrass Museum of Art & Conference Center

Museum

Explore six galleries of changing exhibitions of traditional and contemporary works of art in addition to an exclusive interactive children's gallery.