Historical Highlights of Birmingham
45 Ratings
- Live Guide
- Group Tour
- E-Ticket
On this three hour WALKING AND RIDING adventure around the "Magic City" we'll hit the historical highlights of Birmingham, AL. We'll see the best of what this town has to offer and taste a few local treats along the way. To start, we'll set our sights on the original rail lines and discuss Birmingham's origins. From there we'll make stops to learn about Birmingham's baseball history, the Civil Rights Movement and when the city was "The Industrial Capital Of the South." We might even head over to Legion Field, site of some 1996 Olympic soccer, or futbol, matches and Rickwood Field, oldest ballpark in America.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Red Clay Enterprises LLC
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Birmingham's Railroad Park
We will get a great view of the city and learn about the origins of the city and the skyline of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Heaviest Corner on Earth
Get a glimpse of the Heaviest Corner...or at least learn why it's called that
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Here we will learn about the foundations of the city and how we were built by iron, specifically pig iron.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kelly Ingram Park
We will walk around the park to discuss the marches in April and May of 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Civil Rights District
Guests will learn about the Civil Rights movement here in Birmingham
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: 16th Street Baptist Church
See the church where four girls were tragically killed in a 1963 church bombing.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Rickwood Field Park
See the Oldest Baseball Park in America...right here in Birmingham
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Alabama Theatre
Guests will get to see the old theater district here in Birmingham
Stop At: Vulcan Park and Museum
See the largest cast iron statue in the world from atop Red Mountain
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Birmingham's Railroad Park
We will get a great view of the city and learn about the origins of the city and the skyline of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Heaviest Corner on Earth
Get a glimpse of the Heaviest Corner...or at least learn why it's called that
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Here we will learn about the foundations of the city and how we were built by iron, specifically pig iron.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kelly Ingram Park
We will walk around the park to discuss the marches in April and May of 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Civil Rights District
Guests will learn about the Civil Rights movement here in Birmingham
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: 16th Street Baptist Church
See the church where four girls were tragically killed in a 1963 church bombing.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Rickwood Field Park
See the Oldest Baseball Park in America...right here in Birmingham
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Alabama Theatre
Guests will get to see the old theater district here in Birmingham
Stop At: Vulcan Park and Museum
See the largest cast iron statue in the world from atop Red Mountain
Duration: 15 minutes
