Arts & Culture

The Dothan Civic Center, with seating for 3,200, is host to annual sporting events, internationally acclaimed entertainers, conventions, trade shows, art and music festivals, and meetings.

The Dothan Opera House is a landmark in the Historic Downtown District, built in 1903, opening its doors for professional and community theater productions, concerts, ballet performances, and many other cultural events.

Also located in Dothan:

• Cultural Arts Center
• Dothan Area Botanical Gardens
• G. W. Carver Interpretive Museum
• Landmark Park State Agricultural Museum
• MUSICSOUTH
• Patti Rutland Jazz
• Southeast Alabama Community Theater
• Southeast Alabama Dance Company
• Wiregrass Museum of Art
• 3 movie theaters
• 1 drive-in theater (4 screens)

Golf Courses

Dothan is one of the stops on Alabama's famed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, featuring 36 holes of world-class golf at Highland Oaks, the site of the 2000 Buy.com Tour Championships and the 1999 Nike Tour Championship, which was seen on televisions around the world on The Golf Channel and Fox Sports Network.

• Dothan National
• Highland Oaks
• Silver Wings

Recreation

Regional parks offer athletic field and courts, picnic facilities, gazebos, and play areas for the entire family.

Seasonal water fun is always a thrill for all. The Water World theme park includes a giant wave pool, water slides, and kids-play pool.  There is also a miniature golf theme park with go-carts and bumper boats just waiting to be investigated.

The city is home to two skating rinks, two bowling centers, one public in-door pool, three cinemas, one drive-in theater, and racquetball/handball facilities.

The lure of catching "the big one" draws fishing aficionados to nearby lakes, rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico, only 80 miles to the south.  Outdoor adventurers will appreciate the hiking trails, boating, and canoeing that many area parks offer.  Hunting abounds in the region as well.

Dothan's recreational facilities include:

• 20 parks
• 4 public golf courses, including Highland Oaks, a stop on Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
• 6 public swimming pools
• 1 public in-door pool
• 1 country club
• 40 lighted tennis courts
• 4 recreation centers
• 27 athletic fields for football, baseball and soccer
• 5-field softball complex
• Westgate Tennis Center, a 16-court complex
• Water World, an aquatic theme park
• Sanctioned BMX racing
• 2 roller skating rinks

Shopping

To underscore the excellent quality of life, Dothan has an impressive array of shopping centers as well as three regional malls. For those seeking a different shopping experience, there are factory outlet stores and several antique malls nearby.

Our malls and shopping centers frequently offer special promotions, fashion shows, educational and cultural displays, health fairs, and live entertainment - something for everyone. Regardless of your shopping preferences - the comfort and convenience of the malls, the relaxing atmosphere of historical downtown, or simply accessibility of shopping centers - Dothan serves as the tri-state area's comprehensive marketplace.