Get a comprehensive overview of Birmingham, Alabama’s top historical highlights on this half-day driving tour. Join a small group and discover key landmarks like Arlington Antebellum House, Vulcan Park, Legion Field, and 16th Street Baptist Church. Listen to your guide talk about the city’s tumultuous past, from the Civil War and Civil Rights eras to the present day while you drive around.
Travel between locations in air-conditioned comfort
Enjoy snacks and bottled water while you explore
A small group means more attention from your tour guide
Cover more ground than you would on a walking tour
What To Expect
Heaviest Corner on Earth
The Heaviest Corner on Earth is a promotional name given to the corner of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, in the early 20th century. The name reflected the nearly simultaneous appearance of four of the tallest buildings in the South, the 10-story Woodward Building (1902), 16-story Brown Marx Building (1906), 16-story Empire Building (1909), and the 21-story American Trust and Savings Bank Building (1912).
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Morris Avenue
Our best preserved Victorian district…gaslights, cobblestones and all
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Alabama Peanut Company
We will stop by the best preserved Victorian District in the city and grab a bag of peanuts roasted in a building that has it’s own mysterious history.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Five Points South
We pass through this ever evolving area (and the center of Birmingham’s Foodie revolution) and discuss how our city is becoming a MAJOR food destination
• Admission Ticket Free
5 Points South Fountain – The Storyteller by Frank Fleming
This is an intriguing (and controversial) artwork
• Admission Ticket Free
Vulcan Park and Museum
We will see the largest Cast Iron statue in the world, get a great view of the city and learn about the moon that never sets
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens
Our only remaining Southern Plantation House
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Rickwood Field Park
The Oldest Ballpark in America – home to both White and Negro League teams and site of several movie locations
Currently undergoing renovations for a major League game in 2024 and closed to visitors
• Admission Ticket Included
Civil Rights District
This area is the center of the Civil Rights Struggle that defined Birmingham in the 60’s (and continues to do so even today)
• Admission Ticket Included
16th Street Baptist Church
The very moving site of the bombing that slaughtered 4 children and cemented the Civil Rights Act of 1964
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers
Include
Bottled water
Snacks
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes