Birmingham Travel Guide

 doug48 Says:  the five points and highlands areas are the nicest parts of downtown birmingham. five points is birmingham's entertainment district and is an area that has a number of good restaurants and bars. five points is the safest area in the city of birmingham for nightlife. 

 grandmaR Says:  As we drove towards Birmingham on I-20, I saw that we were approaching the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. That hadn't been in my plans at all, but since the railroad museum was closed at this time of year, we stopped. This turned out to be a fantastic museum which mostly... 

 grandmaR Says:  We went in search of the Sloss Furnaces which, since it is a National Historic Landmark, I thought I might be able to get a passport stamp for it.It soon appeared next to the limited access highway, so we got off and went around to the other side - no access here either -... 

 doug48 Says:  the 16 th street baptist church was bombed by members of the klu klux klan on september 15 th 1963. four young african-american girls were killed in the bombing and several others injured. this bombing outraged the nation and contributed to the passage of the 1964 civil... 

 calcaf38 Says:  This is an attractive, well designed museum on the Tannehill grounds. If you are interested in heavy industry and large machinery, this is for you. The museum covers the iron and steel manufacture from Ancient Egypt to today's specialized alloys. It is all very colorful,... 

 calcaf38 Says:  Near a busy campground, you can visit the granddaddy of Sloss Furnaces, the Tannehill Ironworks. Iron was produced here starting in the 1830s. The three charcoal blast furnaces at Tannehill could produce 22 tons of pig iron a day, most of which was shipped to the Naval Gun... 

 calcaf38 Says:  The Sloss Furnaces is a large iron foundry complex which operated from 1882 to 1971. Saved from demolition by preservationists, it is today a "stabilized ruin" open to the public (and the location for some concerts and music video shoots). Sloss Furnaces is not a bit like... 

 calcaf38 Says:  The Ruffner Mountain Nature Center is a large nature reserve with superb trails, situated just a few minutes from downtown Birmingham. The trails are "threaded" in an intelligent way, allowing you to hike as long as you wish with a minimum of backtracking. The Overlook Trail... 

 calcaf38 Says:  This is the Church which was bombed on September 15, 1963, by members of the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in the death of four little girls. The church wasn't picked at random by the terrorists. Throughout 1963, it had been a rallying point for Civil Rights leaders including... 

 calcaf38 Says:  The BCRI is located on a meaningful location: across the street from the notorious 16th St. Baptist Church, and near the once bustling African-American neighborhood around 4th Avenue.The building itself is rather bland, but the exhibit is excellent: A short black and white... 

 doug48 Says:  ingram park is located in downtown birmingham across the street from the birmingham civil rights institute and the 16 th street baptist church. this park has a number of interesting statues depicting the birmingham civil rights protests in the 1960's. pictured is a statue of... 

 RhondaRuth Says:  Features delicious steaks, seafood, bar-b-q, chicken, pork and much more.Check out their menu on the website below. Good food and great prices! I had the Pig in the Potato Patch for $6.99.Baked potatoe is topped with butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, scallions, real... 

 lisa_lise Says:  Voted "Best Martini" and "Best Martini Bar." Packed with diverse professional people in their 20s and 30s by 12:30. Spacious outdoor patio lit by fluorescent blue lanterns that somehow manage not to be garish. About four or five rooms inside, starting with a bar in the first...