Bordered by the foothills of the enchanting Appalachian Mountains, Birmingham is Alabama's largest city and the regional hub of cultural activity. Containing many picturesque community parks, Vulcan Park is one of the city's most famous. Its towering statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of metalworking, is a well-known symbol of the once-industrial city. A key site in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the city holds a number of important historic sites and moving museums, such as the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Birmingham's association with both historical legacy and modern culture is apparent in the range of festivals that take place throughout the year, from the eclectic Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival to the Southern Heritage Festival which takes great pride in community traditions. ...More
| Immortalizing Alabama’s sports champions, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame displays more than 5,000 pieces of memorabilia fro... | |
| Birmingham Museum of Art offers a remarkable permanent collection of more than 17,000 works from around the world, inclu... | |
| Housed in a renovated department store, McWane Science Center offers a creative examination of the world around us, thro... | |
| Built as a movie palace in 1927, the renovated Alabama Theatre now hosts approximately 300 events a year, including conc... | |
| Designated a National Historic Landmark after it was the location for a racially-based attack in 1963, the 16th Street B... |







