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Birmingham Map, Alabama

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Birmingham Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Birmingham with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Birmingham useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Birmingham!

Birmingham Sightseeing

The Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival is another music festival that is presented at the end of September every year and is concurrent with the film festival. This festival lasts for a whole day, featuring local and national jazz acts. The Southern Heritage Festival got its start in the 1960s to be an entertainment, arts, and music festival for the community of African-Americans in order to bring in mainly... read more

Birmingham Nightlife

Also in downtown Birmingham, you will find The Wine Loft, with a modern, but warm ambiance, having a more relaxing and comfortable nightlife scene. The Loft's staff is very attentive, and they have a sensational list of wines and a menu of tapas that is offered. The owners of the place, Mick and Mike Dunnavant, can be seen greeting the guests, as well as suggesting interesting wine pairings and tapas selections. ... read more

Birmingham History

The history of Birmingham, Alabama, is largely dependent in its initial development upon the railroads that started being built in the States. The location of the city was established because it was the site of a major railway crossing and it had the privilege to be the only location in the world where all three raw materials needed for the production of steel (iron ore, coal and limestone) were found at such proximity... read more

Birmingham Travel Guide

Over the century's course, Birmingham's economy diversified. Even though the industry of manufacturing continues to have a strong presence, other industries, like medicine, biotechnology, insurance, publishing, and banking have increased in stature. The city has become recognizable as a top city for income growth throughout the southern part of the United States. Today, Birmingham is ranked one of the more... read more