Birmingham Attractions

The industrial city of Birmingham (pop. 266,000; iron and steel) was one of the centres of the civil rights movement and the Civil Rights District is one of the most interesting parts to visit. The history of the Civil Rights Movement is documented in the Civil Rights Institute. Also of interest are the Museum of Art (including Renaissance art), the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Red Mountain with a statue of the god Vulcan (1904) and the Sloss Furnaces Industrial Museum, a former steelworks. South-west of the city is Tannehill Historic State Park, with a 19th C village.