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Birmingham, AL

Railroad Park

Railroad Park is a 19-acre public park on the southern edge of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, opened in 2010 on a long strip of former rail and industrial land. It turned an empty corridor into the city's central green sp…

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Rotary Trail

The Rotary Trail is a pedestrian and bike route in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, created through the Rotary Club of Birmingham. It gives walkers and cyclists a green, traffic-light way to move between central neighbourho…

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Rainbow LED Tunnel

The Rainbow LED Tunnel is a colorfully lit passage at 1931 20th St N in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a quick, photogenic stop for anyone exploring the city on foot, and it is easy to pair with a longer walk through the sur…

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16th Street Baptist Church

The 16th Street Baptist Church is a historic Black church in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and one of the most important sites of the American civil rights movement. It was a meeting place for activists in 1963, and it i…

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The Ballard House

The Ballard House is a place at 1420 7th Ave N in Birmingham, Alabama, and a good reason to slow down and look around this part of the city on foot. It is easiest to appreciate as part of a walk through the surrounding s…

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A. G. Gaston Motel

The A. G. Gaston Motel is a historic Black-owned motel in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and one of the key sites of the 1963 Birmingham Campaign. Built by the businessman Arthur George Gaston, it served as a base for Mar…

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Lyric Theatre

The Lyric Theatre is a vaudeville house on Third Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, opened in 1914. It is one of the city's early entertainment palaces and a reminder of the years when touring variety acts fil…

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Linn-Henley Research Library

The Linn-Henley Research Library is a neoclassical limestone building facing Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Opened in 1927 as the city's main public library, it now serves as a research library and is one of …

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Cathedral Church of the Advent

The Cathedral Church of the Advent is an English Gothic church on Sixth Avenue North at 20th Street in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Its parish dates to 1872, only a year after the city was founded, and since 1982 it has…

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History Park

History Park is a public stop at 1700 4th Ave N in Birmingham, Alabama. It sits in the city's downtown area, within walking distance of other central streets and sights, which makes it an easy place to include on a day o…

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Linn Park

Linn Park is a public park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, set beside the city's main civic buildings at 2000 7th Pl NW. It is named for Charles Linn, a Finnish-born riverboat captain who became one of the city's early …

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Kelly Ingram Park

Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, was the staging ground for the civil rights demonstrations of 1963, and sculptures placed around its paths confront you with what happened here, including the dogs and the fire h…

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