Rosa Parks Museum
Troy University Rosa Parks Museum
Built on the former bus stop where Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat. It recreates the Montgomery bus boycott with a restored bus and multimedia reenactments.
On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested at the Empire Theatre stop here for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. The incident sparked the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott and brought the young Martin Luther King Jr. to the forefront. The museum is run by Troy University. Its main gallery recreates the events with a 1955-era bus and multimedia displays, and a children's gallery introduces the segregation era through a “time machine.” Admission costs about $10–15. The museum is closed on Sundays, and a visit takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
Approx. Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00, Sat 09:00–15:00; closed Sundays
Nearby sights
- Court Square Fountain
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Hank Williams Museum
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice
- Riverfront Park
- The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
- Civil Rights Memorial & Center
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church