The Anniston Museum of Natural History exhibits over 2,000 natural history items on permanent display. In addition to exploring Alabama?s unique natural heritage, the museum features diorama-style exhibits that begin in pre-history and end in the extremes of the African savannah. Each of the museum's seven exhibit halls explores a different natural history theme. Other highlights of the museum include the Egyptian mummies from the Ptolemaic period, a wildlife garden, nature trails, and a children?s discovery room.