This three-story museum houses an eclectic selection of art, including Wedgewood pottery, the largest collection of Asian art in the Southeast, Native American and African art, impressionism, contemporary art and American landscapes.

After a complete restoration, this historic venue once again shows its 1927 grandeur.

The music and accomplishments of over 170 native Alabaman jazz musicians, including Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, are highlighted in this museum devoted to fostering an appreciation of jazz.

Historic iron manufacturing facility

America's oldest baseball park and former home of the Birmingham Barons is a place where visitors can relive the magic of baseball's glory years.

Watch sea lions being trained and fed, zip around on the Zoo Train, hop on the carousel, check out the alligator swamp and tropical rain forest: all this and more are offered at this educational and entertaining zoo housing 170 animals from around the world, including endangered species.

Four young girls were killed when a Ku Klux Klan bomb exploded in this church in 1963. The girls are remembered with a shrine in the crypt where they died, and a vibrant stained glass window donated in sympathy by the people of Wales adorns the historic church.

The neighborhood that was the center of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement is now a historic district with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute at its center.

The largest cast-iron statue in the world was created for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Interactive adventures are the theme at this exciting complex which includes ScienceQuest, with hands-on science fun; an IMAX dome theater; Just Mice Size, where tots under 6 learn, build and express themselves creatively; World of Water, with creatures from around the world and the amazing HighCycle, which gives you the thrill of a tightrope ride without the danger.

Also known as West Park is nice during the day, but you may want to avoid it at night. Sculptor James Drake created several pieces for the park, depciting Civil Rights Movement events that happened...

An aircraft hangar museum with exhibits of authentic old airplanes.