46. BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (205) 328-9696, ext. 203
Description: One of the state’s top tourist destinations—and certainly one of Birmingham’s must-see attractions—the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a soul-stirring experience regardless of one’s background or knowledge of the city’s role in the civil-rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s. Locals and out-of-town visitors mingle inside with a reverent sense of awe at the events that unfolded in Birmingham and other cities during the movement. In fact, a side trip to Selma, Montgomery, and Tuskegee, Alabama, is a great way to understand this crucial time in the United States’ history.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2630 Cahaba Rd.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 50 Lester St.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
52. ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF TRAIL
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (800) 949-4444
Description: You don’t have to be a golfer to know the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, an assortment of 468 holes of championship-level golf at 11 sites across the state. The brainchild of Dr. David Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, the trail began in the 1980s as a way to diversify the state’s pension fund while improving Alabama’s tourism offerings. He succeeded on both counts: The 100 miles of golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in some of the state’s most beautiful locations has become well known in golfing circles and destination for aficionados of all levels of play.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 900 Arkadelphia Rd.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
56. TANNEHILL IRONWORKS HISTORICAL STATE PARK
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (205) 477-5711
Address: 12632 Confederate Pkwy.
Description: A collection of some 45 historical structures from dogtrot cabins to the beautifully preserved Sadler Plantation House, Tannehill Ironworks is a lovely little state park (well, if you can call 1,500 acres “little”) full of activities, events, and attractions. Civil War reenactments, a dulcimer festival, rock and gem shows, trade days, and woodcarvers show are just a few of the activities that keep the park busy year-round. A central attraction is the Alabama Iron and Steel Museum, and of course, the Tannehill Furnaces, one of the nation’s best-preserved Civil War landmarks. If you’re looking to rent a restored log cabin from the 1800s, this is the place.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1701 Valley View Dr.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2630 Cahaba Rd.
59. OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK PETTING ZOO
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (205) 620-2520
Address: 200 Terrace Dr.
Description: When Birmingham residents want some time away from the city but don’t have time for an extended vacation, they turn to Oak Mountain State Park and its bevy of outdoor activities. The park’s petting zoo is the perfect place to bring the kids for a healthy dose of interaction with nature. The petting zoo features goats, sheep, and other animals, providing a rural farm-like setting that is often fascinating to children more used to an urban/suburban environment. Open Wed through Sun. The top of the barn can be rented for birthday parties.
City: Birmingham, AL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2130 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North