Below are some of Birmingham, Alabama local attractions you would not want to miss. These attractions entertain, inform, and inspire residents and visitors alike.

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame | Local Jazz Calendar
City native Erskine Hawkins penned the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" about an Ensley street car crossing, creating a sound heard around the world. And that's just one of Birmingham's many contributions to the world of jazz. The Jazz Hall of Fame exhibits memorabilia in the historic, art deco Carver Theatre.
* Corner of 4th Avenue North and 17th Street
* (205) 254-2731
* Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5

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Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Located at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame enshrines the memorabilia and memories of Alabama's sports heroes from Paul "Bear" Bryant to Jesse Owens and Joe Louis, from Bart Starr to Willie Mays.
* 22nd Street North at Civic Center Blvd
* (205) 323-6665
* Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5

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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The glory of nature can be found right in the heart of the city at the 67 acre Birmingham Botanical Gardens, adjacent to the Zoo in Lane Park. Come for the rhododendron, camellias, wildflowers, ferns, delicate bonsai plants, roses, desert flowers, even a Japanese Garden, complete with a Japanese Tea-house and Zen-like sense of peacefulness.
* 2612 Lane Park Rd.
* (205) 879-1227
* Hours: Sunup to Sundown everyday.

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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a place of remembrance, revolution and reconciliation built at the site of the most tumultuous events of the Civil Rights era. More than a museum, it also serves as a forum for understanding the universal problem of racism - while cronicling the role Birmingham played in setting a people free. Nearby is the 16th Street Baptist Church (site of a 1963 bombing) and Kelly Imgram Park, home to stirring sculptures commemorating the struggle for freedom.
* 520 16th Street North
* (205) 328-9696
* Hours: Tues.-Sat. 1-5, Sun. 1-5

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Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
The Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is a multi-use facility, covering almost seven city blocks downtown.It attracts 1.5 million visitors a year for major sports events to major concerts, ice shows, the circus and other entertainment.
* Off Interstate 20/59, 19th to 21st Street North
* (205) 458-8401
* Check out their Calendar.

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Birmingham Museum of Art
The largest municipally owned art museum in the Southeast, houses nationally known art such as the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection of 18th century French painting and decorative art, the Beeson Collection of Wedgwood and extensive collections of American, Renaissance, Oriental and African Art. A multi-level outdoor sculpture garden is a showpiece.
* 2000 8th Avenue North
* (205) 254-2565
* Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. Noon-5

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Birmingham Zoo
A favorite with families, the Birmingham Zoo is among the most heavily visited tourist attractions in the state of Alabama. With nearly 1,000 animals on display, the zoo makes for a day of fascinating observation and interaction with the animal kingdom.
* 2630 Cahaba Road
* (205) 879-0409
* Hours: 9-5 everyday

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McWane Center
This new science learning center is an educational centerpiece for Alabama, fostering the public's better understanding and appreciation of science, technology and the environment.
McWane Science Center • 200 Nineteenth Street North • Birmingham, AL  35203
www.mcwane.org
 McWane Science Center is open every day EXCEPT Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Day and Easter Sunday.
May (after Labor Day) – August hours
M-F 9A -6P
Sat 10A-6p
Sun 12p-6p
September – May hours
M-F 9A-5P
Sat 10A-6P
Sun Noon-6

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Meyer Planetarium
Gaze at the stars at Meyer Planetarium on the campus of Birmingham Southern College.
* 900 Arkadelphia Road
* (205) 226-4771
* Call for special shows.





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Oak Mountain State Park
Oak Mountain means golf, boating, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and more, including a petting zoo for the kids, mountain bike trails and a lakeside beach.
* Of I-65 South of Town on Highway 119
* (205) 620-2524
* Hours 7am to 9pm.

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Riverchase Galleria
Six anchor stores (Macy's, Rich's, Parisian, J.C. Penney, McRae's, Sears). 200 specialty shops. Located south of Birmingham. The Riverchase Galleria is a shopping city under glass. The longest skylight in the Western Hemisphere. The Galleria Complex is also home to an office tower, Wynfrey Hotel, and fine restaurants.
* 1000 Highway 31 South near the exit of I-459 in Hoover.
* (205) 985-3039
* Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-9, Sun. 1-6

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Sloss Furnaces
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is one of the few landmarks to the nation's industry. Shut down in the 1970s, Sloss was reborn as an industrial museum and a unique community gathering place for everything from music festivals to artistic metalworking.
* 20 32nd Street North
* (205) 324-1911
* Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4

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