Built 1937 as reproduction of Davanzati Palace courtyard in Florence, Italy. Orchestra/balcony sections decorated as Spanish courtyard. Opened 1938 as movie theater. Renovated 1976 for live theatrical use. Operated by Arts Council of Tuscaloosa.
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The name and the passion come from Birmingham’s George Barber who spent his time growing his business, Barber Dairies, and fueling his hobby, road-racing Porsches.
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, Visa
“When you want it done right the first time,” Barton’s suggests one-stop shopping at its facility. It offers full-service landscaping, nursery plants and trees, statuary and unique gifts.
Admission: Unknown
1835 Greek Revival mansion built as townhouse by Alfred Battle, wealthy planter/businessman. Later owned by Bernard Friedman, Hungarian immigrant. Restored, beautifully furnished as city cultural center/house museum. Available for weddings, receptions.
Admission: Admission charged
Voted #1 public course in Birmingham area by fellow members of Dixie Section PGA 6th straight year. Bent grass greens.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Historical objects of American West, world wars, Napoleon Bonaparte, Jefferson Davis and Adolf Hitler. Swords (including one with 1295 diamonds), sacred and secular art from Asia, 19th-century European sculptors.
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Housed in renovated Southern Railway Terminal. Contains artifacts, documents, photographs, 1800s furnishings and farm implements, Civil War collection relating to 1862 28th Alabama Regiment, antique telephone display, library.
Admission: Free
Original structures dating from early 1800s, built of logs covered with clapboard. Many original owners contributed to development of Alabama in education, politics, veterinary medicine, agriculture and other fields.
Admission: Admission charged
AA affiliate of Chicago White Sox. Best family entertainment in town. See tomorrow’s major league stars today.
Admission: Admission Charged
Oldest municipally owned garden in Alabama. 67 acres containing more than 25 display gardens, largest clearspan greenhouse in Southeast. C. Beaty Hanna Horticulture & Environmental Center with plant diagnostic lab. Fine restaurant, gift shop, tours.
Admission: Free
State-of-art, multi-media facility housing exhibitions of historical events from post-World War I racial segregation to present-day racial progress.
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: Travelers Checks
Largest municipal museum in Southeast. Permanent collection of 22,000+ objects dating from ancient to modern times, various cultures. Highlights: Asian, European and American collections, outdoor sculpture garden, Wedgwood, Kress Collection. Terrace Café, museum store.
Admission: Free
One of the largest libraries in the Southeast, with a main site and 19 branches.
Admission: Free
Best live greyhound racing and simulcast wagering from nation's top thoroughbred and greyhound tracks. Open year-round. Numerous dining options, including Alabama's largest restaurant. 19 yrs. & up.
Admission: Free
700 wild animals in heart of Birmingham. Explore Alabama in new Junior League of Birmingham-Hugh Kaul Children's Zoo. See Alligator Swamp. Feed colorful parrots in Lorikeet Aviary. Experience African Savannah. Ride train, carousel.
Admission: Admission Charged
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Free samples plus shopping in Country Store after tour.
Admission: Free
Accepted: MasterCard, Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, Visa
Located at Twin Pines Resort and Conference Center in Shelby County. Listed in World Guide to Covered Bridges, structure is 50 feet long, 10 feet wide, wood truss construction. Wood siding materials from 100-year-old home.
Admission: Free
The Confederate government purchased the furnace from the Bibb County Iron Company in 1863 and soon added a second furnace and rolling mill. In March 1865, the Union 10th Missouri Cavalry burned the Brierfield Ironworks.
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks