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    Vulcan

    • Type: Great Views, Parks, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Mountain Brook
    4

    based on 78 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you; this is the world's largest cast-iron sculpture. A beautiful,...  Read more »

     
     
  • 2

    Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

    • Type: History Museums, Museums
    • Neighborhood: Civil Rights District
    5

    based on 69 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    This museum's galleries will lead you through the era of segregation and the Civil Rights Movement....  Read more »

     
     
  • 3

    Birmingham Botanical Gardens

    • Type: Gardens, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Mountain Brook
    5

    based on 28 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    Gardens of roses, camellias, wildflowers, ferns and irises flourish in this quiet, panoramic setting. A...  Read more »

     
     
  • 4

    Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park

    • Type: Historic Sites, Military, Sightseeing
    5

    based on 14 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    This is the historic site where the Confederate Army replenished its iron supply during the Civil War....  Read more »

     
     
  • 5

    Civil Rights District

    • Type: Historic Sites, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Civil Rights District
    5

    based on 2 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    This area features the Civil Rights Institute and Museum, Kelly Ingram Park and Sixteenth Street Baptist...  Read more »

     
     
  • 6

    Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

    • Type: Historic Sites, Religious Sites, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Civil Rights District

    The site of one of the most horrific occurrences of the American Civil Rights Movement (a bomb shattered...  Read more »

     
     
  • 7

    Birmingham Zoo

    • Type: Family Friendly, Zoos
    • Neighborhood: Mountain Brook
    4

    based on 106 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    Take a meandering walk on the wild side, visiting over 1000 animals and birds housed in their natural...  Read more »

     
     
  • 8

    Alabama Adventure

    • Type: Family Friendly, Outdoor Activities, Outdoor Activities - Summer, Theme Parks
    • Neighborhood: Downtown
    3

    based on 47 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    This summer park has it all. Cool off while playing in the water in Splash City. Everyone enjoys the...  Read more »

     
     
  • 9

    Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark

    • Type: Cultural Venues, Historic Sites, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Lakeview District
    4

    based on 37 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    A national monument that pays tribute to the steel industry for which Birmingham is famous. The Sloss...  Read more »

     
     
  • 10

    Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens

    • Type: Gardens, Historic Sites, Sightseeing
    • Neighborhood: Downtown
    4

    based on 16 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

    Birmingham's only antebellum home pre-dated the city's founding in 1871. Arlington Antebellum Home is a...  Read more »

     
     

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