PRESS RELEASE
Alabama Tourism Department Releases 2010 Attendance Numbers |
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For Release: February 9, 2011
Montgomery, Ala. — Some 541,000 golfers played the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail last year, ranking it number one among state attractions that charge admission. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville ranked second with attendance of 540,153. The Birmingham Zoo was third with 431,061 and the McWane Science Center, also in Birmingham, placed fourth with 388,707 visitors. The Huntsville Botanical Garden was fifth with 300,000.
In other categories, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens attracted 350,000 visitors as the most attended free attraction. More than 800,000 people attended Mobile’s Mardi Gras for the largest festival. The Alabama Gulf Coast beaches were the state’s number one natural destination, attracting 3.6 million visitors last year. Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa was the top sports destination with 712,747 fans attending Crimson Tide football games. The top shopping destination was Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria with 15 million shoppers. For more information visit www.alabama.travel.
Following the Birmingham Botanical Gardens among free attractions, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts ranked second with attendance of 150,561 and the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery placed third with 118,196. The Birmingham Museum of Art was fourth with 115,576 and the U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker ranked fifth with 108,737. Aldridge Botanical Gardens in Hoover was sixth with 80,000. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham came in seventh with 64,100. Fort Conde in Mobile attracted 39,141 for eighth place. The Alabama Department of Archives & History in Montgomery was ninth with 36,269. The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville was tenth with 25,000.
Following Mobile’s Mardi Gras celebration among festivals, Bayfest in Mobile was second with 300,000 and the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival placed third with 265,000 in attendance. The Annual National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores ranked fourth with 250,000. The W.C. Handy Music Festival in Florence placed fifth with 150,000. The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival in Foley was sixth with 75,000. The Trail of Tears Commemorative Ride in Waterloo placed seventh with 65,000. Christmas Around the Merry Go Round in Valley was eighth with 63,717. The Spirit of America Festival in Decatur attracted 60,000 for ninth place. The Elberta German Sausage Festival was tenth with 50,000.
Following Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa among sports destinations, Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn ranked second with attendance of 688,692 and the Birmingham Race Course was third with 297,488. Birmingham Barons Baseball placed fourth with 275,887. Montgomery Biscuits Baseball attracted 269,840 for fifth. Talladega Superspeedway was sixth with approximately 215,000. Mobile Baybears Baseball was seventh with 190,000. Huntsville Stars Baseball was eighth with 91,000.
Following the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover among shopping destinations, the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro was second in attendance with 830,499.
Listings following this release below: Top Ten - Admission Charged Attractions 2010 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Birmingham 205-942-0444 2010 attendance: 541,000 2009 attendance: 465,539 U.S. Space & Rocket Center Huntsville 256-837-3400 2010 attendance: 540,153 2009 attendance: 470,323 Birmingham Zoo Birmingham 205-879-0409 2010 attendance: 431,061 2009 attendance: 435,021 McWane Science Center Birmingham 205-714-8300 2010 attendance: 388,707 2009 attendance: 409,819
Huntsville Botanical Garden Huntsville 256-830-4447 2010 attendance: 300,000 2009 attendance: 275,000 USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Mobile 251-433-2703 2010 attendance: 286,848 2009 attendance: 332,122
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Mobile 251-208-6852 2010 attendance: 191,687 2009 attendance: 137,437 Montgomery Zoo Montgomery 334-240-4900 2010 attendance: 185,833 2009 attendance: 163,414
Point Mallard Park Decatur 256-350-2028 2010 attendance: 185,000 2009 attendance: 138,562
Top Ten - Free Attractions 2010
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Birmingham 205-414-3950 2010 attendance: 350,000 2009 attendance: 350,000 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery 334-240-4333 2010 attendance: 150,561 2009 attendance: 122,251 Alabama State Capitol Montgomery 334-242-3935 2010 attendance: 118,196 2009 attendance: 104,985 Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham 205-254-2565 2010 attendance: 115,576 2009 attendance: 124,000
U.S. Army Aviation Museum
Aldridge Botanical Gardens Birmingham, AL 205-324-1911 2010 attendance: 64,100 2009 attendance: 115,000
Fort Conde Mobile 251-208-2018 2010 attendance: 39,141 2009 attendance: 41,319
Mobile Mardi Gras Mobile 251-208-2018 2010 attendance: 809,528 2009 attendance: 809,536 Bayfest Mobile 251-208-7835 2010 attendance: 300,000 2009 attendance: 225,000
Fairhope 251-621-8222 2010 attendance: 265,000 2009 attendance: 250,000
GulfShores 251-968-6904 2010 attendance: 250,000 2009 attendance: 315,000
Florence 256-766-7642 2010 attendance: 150,000 2009 attendance: 150,000
Foley 251-943-3291 2010 attendance: 75,000 2009 attendance: 80,000
Valley 334-756-5282 2010 attendance: 63,717 2009 attendance: 56,319
Spirit of America Festival 2009 attendance: 50,000
Elberta German Sausage Festival
Alabama Gulf Coast Beaches Gulf Shores/Orange Beach/Fort Morgan/Dauphin Island 251-968-7511 2010 attendance: 3,600,000 2009 attendance: 4,600,000 Gulf State Park GulfShores 251-948-7275 2010 attendance: 711,474 2009 attendance: 1,018,741
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park Lake Guntersville State Park Guntersville 256-571-5444 2010 attendance: 483,745 2009 attendance: 457,591
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Wind Creek State Park AlexanderCity 256-329-0845 2010 attendance: 344,799 2009 attendance: 241,872
Monte Sano State Park
2009 attendance: 199,935 Rogersville 256-247-5466
2010 attendance: 265,770 Scottsboro 256-912-0595 2010 attendance: 180,000 2009 attendance: 188,000
Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa 205-348-7166 2010 attendance: 712,747 2009 attendance: 644,966 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn 334-844-4750 2010 attendance: 688,692
2009 attendance: 676,911 Birmingham Barons Baseball Hoover 205-988-3200 2010 attendance: 275,887 2009 attendance: 278,185 Montgomery Biscuits Baseball Montgomery 334-323-2255 2010 attendance: 269,840 2009 attendance: 266,818
Talladega Superspeedway Talladega 877-Go2-DEGA 2010 attendance: 215,000 2009 attendance: 269,500
Mobile 251-476-2287 2010 attendance: 190,000 2009 attendance: 209,742
Huntsville 256-882-2562 2010 attendance: 91,000 2009 attendance: 93,845 Top - Shopping Destinations 2010
2009 attendance: 839,577
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