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Birmingham Attractions
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
205-254-2751
1140 5th Ave. N.
Admission Charged
City native Erskine Hawkins penned the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" about an Ensley streetcar 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.
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Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
205-323-6665
22nd St. N. at Civic Center Blvd.
Admission Charged
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.
Aldrich Coal Mining Museum
205-665-2886Highway 203 west of Montevallo
Admission Free
This Shelby County museum features coal mining memorabilia and equipment and a collection of pictures of Aldrich during the town's peak coal mining days.
Open by appointment, call for details
Aldridge Botanical Gardens
205-682-8019
3530 Lorna Rd.-Hoover
Admission Free
Aldridge Gardens is a 30 acre botanical gardens located in the heart of Hoover. Complete with a 7 acre lake and walking trail, Aldridge Gardens is laden with many varieties of hydrangeas and other native Alabama flowers.
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The American Village
877-811-1776 or 205- 665-3535
The American Village is located about 30 minutes south of Birmingham in Montevallo, just 4 miles off Interstate 65 at Exit 234.
Admission Charged
Bring your imagination and sense of adventure to the Revolutionary American Village. Explore the historically-inspired buildings of the Village, including Washington Hall which is patterned after George Washington's historic Mount Vernon.
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Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens
205-780-5656
331 Cotton Ave. S.W
Birmingham's only antebellum home existed before the city's founding in 1871. Arlington is a fully restored Greek Revival mansion built between 1845 and 1850. The mansion houses wonderful antiques and a collection of decorative arts. Two annual festivals, the Arlington Country Fair and Christmas at Arlington, are popular.
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Bessemer Hall of History
205-426-1633
1905 Alabama Ave
Admission Charged
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bessemer Hall of history is housed in the renovated Southern Railway Depot and chronicles the history of Bessemer, Jefferson County and Alabama,
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
205-879-1227
2612 Lane Park Rd.
Admission Charged
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, wild flowers, ferns, delicate bonsai plants. roses, desert flowers, even a Japanese Garden, complete with a Japanese Teahouse and Zen-like sense of peacefulness.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
205-328-9696
1520 16th St. N.
Admission charged
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 chronicling the role Birmingham played in setting a people free. Nearby is the 16th Street Baptist Church (site of a 1963 bombing) and Kelly Ingram Park, home to stunning sculptures commemorating the struggle for freedom.
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Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center
205-458-8401
Off Interstate 20/59, 19th to 21st St. N.
Admission Charged for events
The Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is one of the most exciting and attractive meeting places in the country. The multi-use facility, covering almost seven city blocks downtown, attracts 1.5 million visitors a year for a kaleidoscope of events from sports events to major concerts, ice shows, the circus and other entertainment. The 400,000 square-foot Medical Forum-the nation's first medically-oriented trade mart adjoins the Civic Center.
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Birmingham Museum of Art
205-254-2565
2000 8th Ave. N.
Admission Charged
The largest municipally-owned art museum in the Southeast, the recently expanded and renovated Birmingham Museum of Art 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.
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Birmingham Public Library
205- 226-3600
2100 Park Place
Admission Free
The downtown branch of the Birmingham Public Library is made up of two stunning buildings, the Central Library, with its dramatic atrium, and the 1927 Linn-Henley Research Library, with its beautiful wall murals, the Tutwiler Collection of Southern History and the Rucker Agee Map Collection.
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Birmingham Race Course
205- 838-7500
1000 John Rogers Drive
Admission Charged
Both thoroughbred (seasonal) and greyhound (year-round) racing are the featured attractions at The Birmingham Race Course, the only pari-mutuel track in the nation that features both at the same facility. In addition there is an extensive program of simulcast racing beamed from other facilities ties and quarter horse racing. The Race Course is one of the city's best "Great Time" places with terrific food and plenty of excitement.
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