The Alabama Fan Club and Museum on Glenn Boulevard chronicles the career of one of country music's most commercially successful acts, who happen to be from Fort Payne. The museum covers the band's origins as local bar musicians, their breakthrough in the early 1980s, and the remarkable run of hits and awards that followed. Displays include stage costumes, gold records, instruments, and memorabilia.
It's a genuine fan destination rather than a polished attraction — the kind of place where the staff knows every album. Non-fans who appreciate country music history will find it interesting for the documentary value. Admission is modest. Fort Payne takes its local-band-made-good story seriously, and the museum is the best expression of that.