15 days in Birmingham Itinerary

Birmingham may be one of America's most controversial cities.

Family-friendly places like Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum and Birmingham Zoo will thrill your kids. Get out of town with these interesting Birmingham side-trips: Little River Canyon National Preserve (in Fort Payne), Cullman County Museum (in Cullman) and Huntsville (Huntsville Botanical Garden, Big Spring Park, &more). The adventure continues: take some stellar pictures from Vulcan Park and Museum, explore the world behind art at Birmingham Museum of Art, get engrossed in the history at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and observe the fascinating underwater world at McWane Science Center.

To see reviews, ratings, and other tourist information, go to the Birmingham online attractions planner.

If you are flying in from Australia, the closest major aiports are Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field and Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport. In August, daily temperatures in Birmingham can reach 37°C, while at night they dip to 25°C.