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  • Jule Collins Smith Museum, Auburn University

    The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University is one of Alabama’s leading art museums, with a growing collection of approximately 2,000 works of art ranging from traditional to contemporary.

    Museums

  • Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center

    Constructed to better serve the artistic needs of the Auburn- Opelika area and provide residents and visitors with access to an outstanding, active schedule of exhibitions and more!

    Museums, and Performing Arts

  • Telfair Peet Theatre, Auburn University

    From classical to modern productions, Auburn University's Telfair Peet Theatre offers exceptional performances year-round, including five productions September through May, summer dinner theatres, and the annual autumn haunting of the theatre.

    Performing Arts

  • East Alabama Arts

    A kaleidoscope of national and international performing arts events including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, opera companies, entertainers, jazz greats, and more! The Performance Series runs from late fall through spring of each year. Click here to see the 2021-22 season of shows. For more information, you can contact (334) 749-8105.

    Performing Arts

  • Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center

    The Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center is set to open its doors in Auburn this summer. The center, which will be located on the corner of East Thatch Avenue and South College Street, is the first of its kind in the world and America’s only 5-star, 5-diamond training hotel.
  • Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center, Auburn University

    The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University is East Alabama’s premier performing arts venue, presenting touring Broadway productions, opera, dance, chamber arts, popular musical performances, and student and faculty music and theater performances.

    Performing Arts

  • Art Haus

    Completed in 2019, Opelika Art Haus is a non-profit organization located in Opelika, Alabama that operates by partnering with local and regional artists to build art as a foundation for community.

    Performing Arts

  • Sundilla Music

    The Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series was started in 1993 by Katie Lamar Smith, Jay Lamar and Mary Littleton. In March 1996, the series found a permanent home at the historic Unitarian Fellowship building in Auburn, Alabama. A not-for-profit, volunteer effort, the Sundilla series provides original, acoustic music in an intimate, gracious setting where it can be enjoyed by performers and listeners.

    Performing Arts

  • The Castle on Highpoint

    The Castle on Highpoint is a vintage store and art gallery in Opelika, Alabama.
  • The Murals of Auburn-Opelika

    THERE ARE 10 MURALS IN THE AUBURN-OPELIKA AREA. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM ALL?

    Historical Attractions

  • Lee County Courthouse

    This working courthouse located in Historic Downtown Opelika across from Courthouse Square is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The renovated structure was built in 1896 in the neoclassical revival style.

    Historical Attractions

  • Opelika Northside Historic District

    This Opelika neighborhood features turn-of-the-century homes restored to their original grandeur. Home of the Victorian Front Porch Christmas tour. Driving and walking tours for groups available through Auburn-Opelika Tourism.

    Historical Attractions

  • Pioneer Park & Loachapoka Historic District

    Pioneer Park serves as a historical destination that offers many great exhibits, events, and displays.

    Historical Attractions, Museums, and Performing Arts

  • Opelika Theater Company

    The Opelika Theater Company is a local community theater providing participants with opportunities to creatively express themselves.

    Performing Arts

  • Whitfield-Searcy House

    Open Mon-Fri 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1895 now serves as the Opelika Chamber of Commerce. Ask about the ghost who lives upstairs!

    Historical Attractions

  • Pebble Hill

    Built in 1847, Pebble Hill was once the home of Colonel Nathaniel J. Scott. Today, it is home of the Auburn University Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, which hosts periodic programs on art, history, literature and more.

    Historical Attractions

  • Auburn Area Community Theater

    A group of more than 30 actors, artists, and crew dedicated to quality, entertaining, and thought-provoking theater to East Central Alabama. Three to four productions per year, including one children's production.

    Performing Arts

  • Museum of East Alabama

    Adjacent to the Lee County Courthouse square, the museum now houses over 5,000 artifacts Located in the heart of Opelika’s downtown historic district on the old Clement hotel site, the Museum of East Alabama first opened its doors in August 1989. The museum now houses over 5,000 artifacts including both 19th- and 20th-century local, state

    Museums

  • Civil War Digital Tour

    Take a walk through history and learn about Auburn's role in the Civil War and its aftermath. This tour will take you on the traditional Memorial Day circuit that hundreds of Auburn students and residents once walked in commemoration of those who gave their lives in the American Civil War.

    Historical Attractions

  • Tiger Trail of Auburn

    Every year since 1994 the Auburn Chamber and the Auburn University Athletic Department have joined together with the Auburn community to honor outstanding athletes, coaches and administrators who have distinguished themselves during their time in Auburn. The Tiger Trial of Auburn began as a vision of the late Ken Brown, a leader in the Auburn Community. Each honoree is a source of pride to the Aub

    Historical Attractions

  • Toomer's Corner

    The main intersection of Auburn and Auburn University where Auburn fans and friends gather to celebrate everything from athletic victories to the new year. Look for the orange tiger paw painted in front of Toomer's Drugs.

    Historical Attractions

  • Carlisle Gallery

    Carlisle Gallery specializes in 19th-century through contemporary American and European art and is open by appointment only.

    Museums

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