Prep for Your Birmingham Visit

As a nerve center of the civil rights movement, Birmingham invites reflection as well as a deep dive into the city’s cultural and historic attractions. That's true whether you visit the sites in the storied Civil Rights District or peruse one of the finest art museums in the South. Located in northern Alabama, the state's largest city has roots in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, when it was founded as a steel town and grew so rapidly it became known as "Magic City." The more time you spend in Birmingham, the more its heritage becomes evident.