Once a thriving industrial zone, today this district
is home to a buzzing arts scene with an amazing
assortment of galleries, boutiques, and studios having
moved in and set up shop throughout the disused
warehouses for which the area is so well known. Much
of the art you'll come across here is local in scope,
ownership and inspiration. However, among the many old
brick warehouses are modern structures of steel and
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glass housing large-scale cultural institutions of
national prominence such as the National World War II
Museum, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the Ogden
Museum of Southern Art. Just as eye catching as what’s
on view inside the galleries and museums is the chance
to see your ship come in at the Julia Street Cruise
Terminal, which serves as a wistful reminder of the
city’s historic maritime prominence.
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