Huntsville
The Von Braun Center features more than 170,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space. Its arena has 6,000 permanent seats. The convention center overlooks Big Spring International Park in downtown Huntsville. The adjacent Embassy Suites Hotel has 295 guest rooms and suites. Nearby is Holiday Inn Downtown with 270 rooms.
Huntsville developed the rockets that launched America’s first satellite and carried Apollo astronauts to the Moon. The Space Shuttle’s propulsion system was developed here. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the earth’s largest space museum, is a popular convention venue. The Davidson Center for Space Exploration houses the nation’s original Saturn V moon rocket. Some 1,500 can be accommodated at a banquet there.
Huntsville/Madison County has more than 50 hotels and motels, many with meeting facilities for groups of up to 500.
For information on additional hotels with meeting space, contact the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. www.Huntsville.org or phone 1-800-843-0468
The Westin Huntsville
The Westin Huntsville is a AAA Four Diamond-rated hotel with 210 guest rooms surrounded by the bustling Bridge Street Town Centre. This hotel also has eight meeting rooms and over 10,964 square feet of meeting space making it an opportune venue for anything you have planned.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Alabama's top tourist attraction, the largest space collection on earth, interactive exhibits and simulators, IMAX and 3D Theaters. It is Home to Space Camp and Aviation Challenge camp programs, theDavidson Center for Space Exploration houses the nation's original Saturn V moon rocket. Some 1,500 guests can be accommodated at a banquet here.
Von Braun Center
The site of major concerts and home to the Community Ballet, Broadway Theatre League and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. The Von Braun Center has a beautiful view of Big Spring Park and features more than 170,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and an arena with 6,000 seats.