 |
|
|
 Trip Planner |
|
Your Guide To:
Birmingham Alabama
Your Guide to Hotels, Restaurants, Tickets, Tours and More!
|
|
|
About Birmingham
Long known as a leading iron and steel producer, this graceful Southern city has evolved into a vital cultural center. Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and has played a pivotal role in the evolution of civil rights, which is recounted at the famous Civil Rights Institute. Geographically, Birmingham stretches out... [read more]
 |
|
Sunday
55°/52° |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monday
48°/35° |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Virtual Concierge: Our Recommendations |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Birmingham Factoid
At one time, Birmingham was known as the "most segregated city in America, " a tagline they have fought to overcome. It was on September 15, 1963 that a bomb exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Four young girls were killed in the blast. The church, the oldest black church in Birmingham, was a center for black cultural activity. Today the church serves as a reminder of the horrendous act – a memorial for the girls is placed to the right of the altar.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country Inns & Suites Feeds