Local Attractions - Birmingham, Alabama

  • Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
    Located at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame enshrines the memorabilia and memories of Alabama's sports heroes from Paul "Bear" Bryant to Jesse Owens and Joe Louis, from Bart Starr to Willie Mays.
    • 22nd Street North at Civic Center Blvd
    • (205) 323-6665
    • Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens
    The glory of nature can be found right in the heart of the city at the 67 acre Birmingham Botanical Gardens, adjacent to the Zoo in Lane Park. Come for the rhododendron, camellias, wildflowers, ferns, delicate bonsai plants, roses, desert flowers, even a Japanese Garden, complete with a Japanese Tea-house and Zen-like sense of peacefulness.
    • 2612 Lane Park Rd.
    • (205) 879-1227
    • Hours: Sunup to Sundown everyday.
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
    The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a place of remembrance, revolution and reconciliation built at the site of the most tumultuous events of the Civil Rights era. More than a museum, it also serves as a forum for understanding the universal problem of racism - while cronicling the role Birmingham played in setting a people free. Nearby is the 16th Street Baptist Church (site of a 1963 bombing) and Kelly Imgram Park, home to stirring sculptures commemorating the struggle for freedom.
    • 520 16th Street North
    • (205) 328-9696
    • Hours: Tues.-Sat. 1-5, Sun. 1-5
  • Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
    The Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is a multi-use facility, covering almost seven city blocks downtown.It attracts 1.5 million visitors a year for major sports events to major concerts, ice shows, the circus and other entertainment.
    • Off Interstate 20/59, 19th to 21st Street North
    • (205) 458-8401
    • Check out their Calendar.
  • Birmingham Museum of Art
    The largest municipally owned art museum in the Southeast, houses nationally known art such as the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection of 18th century French painting and decorative art, the Beeson Collection of Wedgwood and extensive collections of American, Renaissance, Oriental and African Art. A multi-level outdoor sculpture garden is a showpiece.
    • 2000 8th Avenue North
    • (205) 254-2565
    • Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. Noon-5
  • Birmingham Zoo
    A favorite with families, the Birmingham Zoo is among the most heavily visited tourist attractions in the state of Alabama. With nearly 1,000 animals on display, the zoo makes for a day of fascinating observation and interaction with the animal kingdom.
    • 2630 Cahaba Road
    • (205) 879-0409
    • Hours: 9-5 everyday
  • Fishing in Area Lakes
    Sitting smack dab in the middle of the best fishing the Heart of Dixie has to offer is Birmingham, the hottest fishing destination in the South. Whether you love is hard-fighting largemouth and spotted bass, monstrous gear-destroying striped bass or just the solitude of fly-fishing for rainbow trout in gently tumbling waters, it can all be found in the Birmingham Area Lakes.

    Area Lake Estimated Miles
    From Birmingham
    Phone number
    Smith Lake
    35
    (205) 734-0454
    Lake Neely Henry
    35
    (205) 549-0351
    Bankhead Reservoir
    80
    (800) 252-7275
    Lake Guntersville
    90
    (800) 252-7275
    Lake Logan Martin
    35
    (800) 252-7275
    Lay Lake
    40
    (800) 252-7275
    Weiss Lake
    90
    (800) 252-7275

     

  • McWane Center
    This new science learning center is an educational centerpiece for Alabama, fostering the public's better understanding and appreciation of science, technology and the environment.
    • 1320 22nd Street South in Birmingham, Alabama 35205
    • (205) 558-2000
    • Mon-fri 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-6pm;Sun 12pm-5pm
      Open everyday excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
  • Meyer Planetarium
    Gaze at the stars at Meyer Planetarium on the campus of Birmingham Southern College.
    • 900 Arkadelphia Road
    • (205) 226-4771
    • Call for special shows.
  • Oak Mountain State Park
    Oak Mountain means golf, boating, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and more, including a petting zoo for the kids, mountain bike trails and a lakeside beach.
    • Of I-65 South of Town on Highway 119
    • (205) 620-2524
    • Hours 7am to 9pm.
  • Riverchase Galleria
    Six anchor stores (Macy's, Rich's, Parisian, J.C. Penney, McRae's, Sears). 200 specialty shops. Located south of Birmingham. The Riverchase Galleria is a shopping city under glass. The longest skylight in the Western Hemisphere. The Galleria Complex is also home to an office tower, Wynfrey Hotel, and fine restaurants.
    • 1000 Highway 31 South near the exit of I-459 in Hoover.
    • (205) 985-3039
    • Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-9, Sun. 1-6
  • Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail / Other Courses
    Birmingham offers play on some of the country's premier public courses. From Oxmoor Valley, part of the world renowned Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, to Bent Brook, voted the best public course in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle by Links Magazine.

    Public Golf Courses Phone number Public Golf Courses Phone number
    Alpine Bay (205) 268-2920 Beacon Hill (205) 328-8525
    Bent Brook (205) 428-1999 Cahaba Valley Golf & Country Club (205) 655-2095
    Don A. Hawkins/Roebuck Municipal (205) 836-7318 Eagle Point (205) 991-9070
    Frank House (205) 424-9540 Green Briar Golf Course (205) 647-2680
    Marcum Country Club (205) 647-3377 Mountain View Golf Club (205) 674-8362
    Oak Mountain State Park Golf Course (205) 620-2522 Oxmoor Valley Golf Club (205) 942-1177
    Tannehill National Golf Course (205) 427-4653 The Meadows (205) 672-7529
    University of Montevallo (205) 665-8057 Westside Par 3 & Driving Range (205) 923-2979

     

  • Talladega National Forest in Alabama
    The 7,245-acre Cheaha Wilderness in the Talladega National Forest offers high elevations, with numerous overlooks for panoramic views of east-central Alabama.
    • Talladega Ranger District - 1001 North Street, Talladega, AL 35160
      Phone:(256) 362-2909
    • Oakmulgee Ranger District - 9901 Highway 5, Brent, AL 35034
      Phone: (205) 926-9765
    • Shoal Creek Ranger District - 2309 Highway 46, Heflin, AL 36264
      Phone: (256) 463-2272
  • The Summit
    Visit Birmingham's premiere Lifestyle Shopping Mall. Exciting, convenient, stylish. One of a kind. The ultimate in shopping indulgence. It's the way you want to shop, an experience that puts the excitement back into the search for just the right outfit, the perfect gift for a friend, or the accessory that will make that special room in your home all the more special.

    You'll experience dining sensations that will leave you breathless with anticipation for the next bite, or better yet, dessert.

    It's Birmingham's ultimate shopping experience.

  • Sloss Furnaces
    Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is one of the few landmarks to the nation's industry. Shut down in the 1970s, Sloss was reborn as an industrial museum and a unique community gathering place for everything from music festivals to artistic metalworking.
    • 20 32nd Street North
    • (205) 324-1911
    • Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4
  • Talladega Superspeedway
    Talladega Superspeedway is the biggest, fastest, most competitive motorsports facility in the world. Records for both speed and competition have been established at Talladega. Adjacent to the track is the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum, which is also open daily. Talladega Superspeedway is located 40 miles east of Birmingham (AL) and 95 miles west of Atlanta (GA). The track sits adjacent to I-20 between Exits 168 and 173. Talladega is also home to the Talladega/Texaco Walk of Fame inside the Davey Allison Memorial Park. It can now accommodate more than 143,000-seated guests and thousands more in the 212-acre infield. The track offers van tours to visitors daily during working hours except on weeks around events.
    • PO Box 777, Talladega, AL 35161
    • Ticket Office Phone: (256) 362-RACE (7223)
      8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Central Time)
  • Tannehill Historical State Park
    Nature has blessed Tannehill. The beautiful tree-lined valley, hillsides rich in ore and swiftly flowing Roupes Creek made this a perfect setting for a successful iron making operation, as the early settlers realized. The same ingredients afford today's visitors a pleasurable escape from modern life. Some of the attractions include the Iron and Steel Museum (Open Daily except Holidays); Gristmill, cotton gin and more than 45 other historical buildings of the 1800s; Tannehill Furnaces, (Among the nation's best preserved Civil War landmarks) .
    • (205) 477-5711
    • Call Mon.-Fri. 8am to 4pm to get more information.
  • Alabama Adventure Water Park
    Alabama's first theme park opened in 1998. Include a trip to Alabama Adventure during your summer getaways - "Alabama's Family Place". The park is conveniently located 16 miles southwest Birmingham near the interchange of I-20/59 and I-459 in Bessemer, Alabama.
    • 5051 Prince Street, Bessemer, AL 35023
    • (205) 481-4750
      FAX (205) 481-4758
      Buy Passes: http://www.alabamaadventure.com/buy-passes.html
    • Hours: Park opens at 10:00AM Daily
      Closing hours vary during season, call for details.

  • Vulcan Statue & Park / Red Mountain Trail
    The Vulcan (the Roman mythical god for the forge) is the second tallest statue in the United States (Only the Statue of Liberty is taller) and the tallest cast-iron statue in the World. The iron man has stood atop Red Mountain since 1939, holding a torch aloft over the city. The torch glows green, except when there has been a traffic fatality in the metro area within the previous 24 hours. It then shines a bright red, making Vulcan the world's biggest traffic safety reminder. Visitors can see commanding view of the city of Birmingham from it's observation deck.
    • 20th Street South and Valley Avenue
    • (205) 328-6198
  • Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame | Local Jazz Calendar
    City native Erskine Hawkins penned the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" about an Ensley street car crossing, creating a sound heard around the world. And that's just one of Birmingham's many contributions to the world of jazz. The Jazz Hall of Fame exhibits memorabilia in the historic, art deco Carver Theatre.
    • Corner of 4th Avenue North and 17th Street
    • (205) 254-2731
    • Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5

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