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Birmingham
USA (AL)
The Magic City
Steel-mill heritage, civil-rights landmarks, and a booming Southern food scene make Birmingham one of the South's most underrated city breaks.
Things to do
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institutemust-see
Powerful museum on the 1960s civil rights movement, beside the 16th Street Baptist Church.
2 hrs · $15 · culture - Vulcan Park & Museummust-see
World's largest cast-iron statue with sweeping views from atop Red Mountain.
1.5 hrs · $8 · attraction - Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmarkrecommended
Preserved blast-furnace complex — a haunting relic of Birmingham's iron-making past.
1.5 hrs · Free · culture - Saw's Soul Kitchen BBQrecommended
Locally legendary smoked pork and white-sauce chicken in Avondale.
1 hr · $12–18 · food - Railroad Parkoptional
19-acre downtown green space — concerts, walking trails, skyline views.
1 hr · Free · nature