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Birmingham, Alabama

Road-trip guide · Alabama

Birmingham

A road-trip stop through Alabama.

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Things to do in Birmingham

Vulcan Park and Museum overlook
Railroad Park
Civil Rights Institute & 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
Rickwood Field, Birmingham
Vulcan Park & Museum, Birmingham
16th Street Baptist Church
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark

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Where travelers stay

Lodging 1

Birmingham area RV park or Campspot-listed campground

Lodging 2

Chain hotel near downtown Birmingham (Hampton Inn or Hilton Garden Inn)

Lodging 3

Radisson Hotel Birmingham

Lodging 4

The Elyton Hotel, Autograph Collection — or Redmont Hotel Birmingham

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