Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
QUIKLIST

ATTRACTIONS

GREAT FOR KIDS!

McWane Science Center

Birmingham Children’s Theatre


NATIONAL PARKS

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church National Historic Landmark

Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark


STATE PARKS

Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham, AL)

Rickwood Caverns State Park (Warrior, AL)


AMUSEMENT PARKS

Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

McWane Science Center

The Christenberry Planetarium at Samford University


MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES

Vulcan Park and Museum

McWane Science Center

Birmingham Museum of Art

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Southern Museum of Flight

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Negro Southern League Museum

AHRS Don Kresge Memorial Radio Museum

Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens

Owen Plantation House

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (Calera, AL)

The Pixel Room Selfie Museum (Leeds, AL)


HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS

US Civil Rights Trail

Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District

American Village (Montevallo, AL)


PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES

City of Birmingham Parks

Shelby County Alabama Parks

Railroad Park

Vulcan Park

Hoover Met Complex Splash Pad (Hoover, AL)


SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS

Birmingham Sporting Venues

MiLB Birmingham Barons at Regions Field

Liberty Park Soccer Complex


OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES

Birmingham Outdoor Activities

Red Mountain Park

Ruffner Mountain

Jemison Park

Rotary Trail

Vulcan Trail

Black Creek Park Rails to Trails

Cahaba River Recreation

Moss Rock Preserve (Hoover, AL)

Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (Pinson, AL)

Hoover Met Complex Finley Center (Hoover, AL)


ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES

Birmingham Zoo

Alabama Wildlife Center (Pelham, AL)


BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Aldridge Gardens

Southern Environmental Center


PERFORMING ARTS

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Opera Birmingham

Alabama Ballet

Birmingham Ballet

Alabama Theatre

The Lyric Theatre Birmingham

Birmingham Children’s Theatre

Bards of Birmingham Theatre Company

Terrific New Theatre

The Carver Theatre

Birmingham Festival Theatre

Red Mountain Theatre Company

Parkway Cultural Arts Center

Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center

Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre at the Alabama School of Fine Arts

Virginia Samford Theatre at Caldwell Park

Samford University School of the Arts

Library Theatre (Hoover, AL)


CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Parkway Cultural Arts Center

Samford University School of the Arts


COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham-Southern College

Samford University School of the Arts


FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS

Golden Flake Factory Tour

Bud’s Best Cookies Factory Tour

Blue Bell Sylacauga Ice Cream Parlor and Country Store (Sylacauga, AL)


AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Stone Hollow Farmstead *

Old Baker Farm (Harpersville, AL)

Jones Valley Teaching Farm

Oak Mountain State Park Demonstration Farm (Pelham, AL) *


SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

Downtown Birmingham

Uptown Birmingham

Pepper Place

Avondale

Five Points South

Birmingham Neighborhood Guides


INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

High Point Climbing & Fitness

Birmingham Boulders

Autobahn Indoor Speedway

Bumper Nets Arcade

Locked In: The Birmingham Escape Game

Magic City E Plex

DEFY Extreme Air Sports

Off the Wall Family Fun Center

The Pixel Room Selfie Museum (Leeds, AL)

Spare Time Entertainment (Trussville, AL)

Trussville Playstation (Trussville, AL)

Surge Adventure Park (Homewood, AL)

Urban Air Adventure Park (Homewood, AL)

Urban Air Adventure Park (Trussville, AL)


RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS

16th Street Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church

The Cathedral of St. Paul


HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES

Alabama Veterans Memorial Park


GROWN UP FUN!

Dread River Distilling Co

Redmont Distilling Co

Good People Brewing Company

Birmingham District Brewing Co

Avondale Brewing Company

Ghost Train Brewing Company

TrimTab Brewing

Cahaba Brewing Company

Back Forty Beer Company

True Story Brewing Company

Slag Heap Brewing Co. (Trussville, AL)

Ferus Artisan Ales (Trussville, AL)

Siluria Brewing Company (Alabaster, AL)

Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co (Alabaster, AL)

Oversoul Brewing Co (Helena, AL)

Corbin Farms Winery (Calera, AL)


SPECIAL EVENTS!

Birmingham365.org

Festivals and Events


OTHER GREAT IDEAS!

Birmingham Attraction Guide


SHOPPING

Birmingham Shopping Guide

The Pizitz

The Market at Pepper Place

Alabama Peanut Co

Riverchase Galleria


DINING

LOCAL FLAVOR

OTHER GREAT IDEAS

The Pizitz Food Hall

Birmingham Dining Guide

The Boxcar Café at Railroad Park

Green Acres Cafe

Urban Standard

Giuseppe’s Cafe

East 59 Cafe

Tropicaleo

Irondale Cafe (Irondale, AL)

FRUITS, JUICES, BOWLS, & SHAKES

City Bowls

Juiced Up Essentials

J’ ti`’z Smoothie-N-Coffee Bar *

Wild Roast Cafe

Frutta Bowls

Farm Bowl + Juice Co.

Planet Smoothie

Kale Me Crazy (Homewood, AL)

Clean Juice (Hoover, AL)

VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY

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COFFEE SHOPS

The Red Cat Coffee House

Revelator Coffee Co

Wild Roast Cafe ***

Bullet Coffee Co *

Innova Coffee

O’Henry’s Coffees *

Filter Coffee Parlor **

Caveat Coffee **

Heritage Coffee **

Panache by Domestique Coffee

Domestique Satellite

Domestique Coffee Roasters

Urban Standard

Church Street Coffee & Books

Gatos and Beans Cat Cafe

J’ ti`’z Smoothie-N-Coffee Bar

Piper & Leaf Tea Co in Pizitz Food Hall **

Seeds Coffee Co (Homewood, AL)

Santos Coffee Farmers (Hoover, AL)

BUBBLE TEA

ThirsTea

Piper & Leaf Tea Co in Pizitz Food Hall

Kokee Tea

Pho Sizzle Rolled Ice Cream & Bubble Tea

SWEET TREATS

Edolyn’s Homemade Pies

The Birmingham Candy Co

The Heavenly Donut Co

Edgar’s Bakery

Olexa’s Cafe (Mountain Brook, AL)


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