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🇺🇸 Birmingham — your itinerary

5 days · 6h of activities · $23 per person in tickets & dining

Day-by-day plan

Day 1 — Arrival

2026-08-05
2h · $15
Light afternoon after travel — ease into the city.
  • 14:30
    16:30
    Afternoon
    🎭Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
    Powerful museum on the 1960s civil rights movement, beside the 16th Street Baptist Church.
    2h · $15 · must-see

Day 2

2026-08-06
3h · $8
  • 09:30
    11:00
    Morning
    🏛️Vulcan Park & Museum
    World's largest cast-iron statue with sweeping views from atop Red Mountain.
    1h 30m · $8 · must-see
  • 14:00
    15:30
    Afternoon
    🎭Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
    Preserved blast-furnace complex — a haunting relic of Birmingham's iron-making past.
    1h 30m · Free · recommended

Day 3

2026-08-07
1h · $0
  • 09:30
    10:30
    Morning
    🌿Railroad Park
    19-acre downtown green space — concerts, walking trails, skyline views.
    1h · Free · optional

Day 4

2026-08-08
0m · $0
Free time — explore on your own.

Day 5 — Departure

2026-08-09
0m · $0
Quick morning visit before heading to the airport.
Free time — explore on your own.

Budget breakdown

1 traveler · 5 days
CategoryPer personPer person
Attractions & activities
Entry tickets and activity fees from your plan.
$23$23
Restaurants (dinner each day)
Midpoint of cost ranges; lunch usually $10-20 extra per day.
$0$0
Lodging (estimate, mid-range)
4 nights × ~$140/night
$560$560
Local transport (estimate)
5 days of metro / taxis / ride share.
$75$75
Total trip estimate$658$658

Mid-range estimates. Travel hackers can cut 30-40%; luxury 2-3×. Lodging assumes mid-range hotel/Airbnb.