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Hawk's View Overlook
Scenic spot
👍 Beautiful little nature reserve. In the middle of a very urban area. Lock your car, always. Other than that, enjoy, visit the nature center. Friendly staff, very knowledgeable
4.90 (94 reviews)
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden
Serene setting for varied gardens, outdoor sculptures & other attractions in this green space.
4.80 (3.7K reviews)
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Red Mountain Park
Park
1,500-acre park with 15 miles of scenic trails, historic mines, zip lines, tree house & a dog park.
4.80 (1.5K reviews)
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16th Street Baptist Church
Baptist church
Birmingham's first black church & former civil rights headquarters, offering tours by arrangement.
4.80 (646 reviews)
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The Cathedral of Saint Paul
Catholic cathedral
👍👍 Gorgeous Italian gothic cathedral in the heart of Birmingham. Beautiful Sunday mass with medieval and chamber music backed by full pipe organ. A real holy place touched by the Spirit.
4.80 (313 reviews)
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Alabama Peanut Company
Restaurant
👍👍 Stopped by on 6/21 and bought a 4 lb bag of original roasted. By far, the best roasted peanuts I've ever tasted. We also grabbed some boiled peanuts. They're also delicious, but the roasted is my favorite. Stopped by again on 6/22 and bought another 4 lbs, but got the dark roasted. My husband pre...
4.80 (296 reviews)
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Alabama Veterans Memorial Park
Park
👍👍 The satnav of our rental Jeep had some problems finding it, it guided us to dead end north of the memorial with no way to get to it.
But when we finally found it we enjoyed the peace and serenity of the place - no one else was there.
4.80 (47 reviews)
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Vulcan Park and Museum
Museum
Statue symbolizing city's industries sits atop Red Mountain, surrounded by a park & a museum.
4.70 (4.7K reviews)
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McWane Science Center
Science museum
IMAX theater & interactive exhibits including a space center & dinosaur fossils in a 4-story venue.
4.70 (4.5K reviews)
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Railroad Park Foundation
Park
Acres of downtown green space for family activities, jogging & concerts, with a skate park & cafe.
4.70 (3.8K reviews)
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Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This museum is very well done. I found it very informative, and there were a lot of exhibits. The visuals of “separate but equal” were very thought provoking.
Fair warning, we got there first thing in the morning when it opened thinking we would beat the crowds. However, there were 5 tour groups th...
4.70 (183 reviews)
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Barnum Park
Park
👍👍 Nice park for just walk, or play with kids
4.70 (150 reviews)
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Linden Park
Park
👍👍 Lots of activities for the kids. Plenty of trails for walking on but you cannot take your dogs into the back trail area. They do have smaller trails that are not really dog walking trails or more for kids. But they have a great play area as well for the kiddos.
4.70 (88 reviews)
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Negro Southern League Museum
History museum
History museum dedicated to African-American baseball with sporting memorabilia & a research center.
4.60 (207 reviews)
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Rufus Rhodes Park
City park
👍👍 Been here frequently over last few years. Great open green space for kids and dogs. Clean and well maintained.
4.60 (199 reviews)