Here’s what to add to your list on a visit to Decatur, Alabama.
Locomotive lovers should plan to stop into Decatur’sHistoric Depot & Railroad Museum.
Tours take place five times daily on weekdays.

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you’re able to also watch modern trains go buy from the viewing platform and picnic area.
In downtown Decatur, check out theCook Museum of Natural Science.
The national recognizedmuseumfirst opened in 1980 and was reinvented and reopened in summer 2019.

Princess Theater.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism
Just down the street,810 Antiquesis filled with unique furniture and pieces from years gone by.
The sauce is especially good smothering the hickory-smoked chickens.
So he launched Decatur’s first brewery,Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing, along with his wife, Erin.

Decatur Train Depot.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism
Kids and pets are welcome in the garden, and food trucks frequently stop by to provide sustenance.
For a fine dining experience, head toSimp McGhee’son Bank Street.
There’s nothing curious about the menu here, though.

Cook Museum.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Point Mallard Park.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Carnegie Visual Arts Center.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Absaroka.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Threaded.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Bank Street Art and Antiques.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Tess' Place.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Simp McGhee’s.Credit: Courtesy Decatur Morgan County Tourism