Vulcan the Iron Man Vulcan Park & Museum 1701 Valley View Drive Birmingham AL 35209 At a height of almost 600 feet, atop Red Mountain, the statue of Vulcan watches over the city of Birmingham. Vulcan is 56 feet tall and is the largest iron statue in the world and …
Statue of Liberty Replica “Liberty Enlightening the World” replica (36 ft tall) in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Cast in bronze in 1956 at the Société Antoine Durenne foundry in Somerville Haut Marne, France for placement atop the Liberty National Life Insurance Company Building in downtown Birminghamin 1958. It was relocated and …
Birmingham Barons Regions Field 1401 1st Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 The history of the Birmingham Barons traces back to 1885, when the Barons (originally named the Coal Barons) played in the many southern leagues that existed during the early years of baseball. In those years, the leagues came and …
McWane Science Center 2009 19th Street N Birmingham AL 35203 Phone: 205-714-8300 Designed to inspire a life-long love of learning, McWane Science Center has welcomed millions of visitors since opening its doors in 1998. Explorers – from ages 1 to 100 – flock year-round to see, to hear, to touch, and to …
Birmingham Botanical Gardens 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham Alabama 35223 Birmingham Botanical Gardens is Alabama’s largest living museum with more than 12,000 different plants in its living collections. The Gardens’ 67.5 acres contains 25+ unique gardens, 30+ works of original outdoor sculpture and miles of serene paths. The Gardens features …
Opera Birmingham Opera Birmingham, the only professional opera company in Northern and Central Alabama, has entertained audiences for over 55 years. From its humble beginnings in 1955 to its 50th anniversary in 2005 and beyond, Opera Birmingham has produced world-class operatic productions and concerts that have been hailed by critics …
Birmingham Museum of Art The Birmingham Museum of Art, one of the finest regional museums in the United States, houses a diverse collection of more than 26,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times. 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd (Formerly 2000 8th Ave. …
Alabama Splash Adventure Alabama Amusement Park Bessemer AL Park Open May 1 – Sept 30 4599 Splash Adventure Parkway Bessemer, AL 35022 Phone: (205) 481-4750 Fax: (205) 481-4758 Email: info@alabamasplash.com
Founded in 1887, Bessemer is located in southwestern Jefferson County, ouside of Birmingham, eight miles west of Hoover. Nestled in the Jones Valley at the end of the foothills of the Appalachian Chain, Bessemer sits strategically along Interstate 59/20 and is centrally located to the economic centers of Birmingham, Hoover, …
