Mobile Bay Attraction
Wins Prestigious Award
The Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (MBCVB)
is pleased to recognize the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science
Center as the 2008 Attraction of the Year as so named by
the Alabama Tourism Department. “It is a great honor
to be named Alabama’s 2008 Attraction of the Year.
As a non-profit organization, we are committed to giving
back to our community, from the local level to the state
level,” Executive Director Michael W. Sullivan said. “By
hosting exciting, thought-provoking experiences that attract
visitors from all over the world, we strive to make an impact
within Alabama’s tourism, economic and education sectors.”
The Exploreum is repeatedly one of Alabama’s most-visited
attractions and has become known for bringing international
blockbuster exhibits to the state. In the past year, it hosted
two blockbuster exhibitions – A Day in Pompeii and
OUR BODY: The Universe Within. Launched in Mobile and currently
traveling the world, A Day in Pompeii attracted more than
134,790 visitors. More than 68 percent or 91,000 of those
traveled from outside the metropolitan area. This event was
one of the state’s largest tourism and economic events
of the year. The Exploreum also showcased the exhibit OUR
BODY: The Universe Within which was seen by 105,287 visitors
representing all 50 states and 24 countries.
According to Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel statistics,
the Exploreum is the most visited attraction in the leading
tourism area of the state – Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Exploreum attendance in 2007 was 268,704.
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