Alabama is a flyover state with historic connections to the civil rights movement of the United States. I spent a day in Birmingham, Alabama and here’s what I would recommend visiting.

Start your day with Birmingham Civil Right Institute which talks about the race relations and the civil rights movements for the Black citizens.

I would recommend spending an hour or two here.

Racial discrimination in Birmingham, Alabama.

From here, visit Sloss Furances , a historic landmark around industrialization of the United States.

An industrial site with large, weathered furnaces and smokestacks, representing Sloss Furnaces, a historic landmark significant to U.S. industrialization.

Finally, end your day with a visit to Vulcan park , the home to world’s largest cast iron statue

Aerial view of Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Alabama, featuring the world's largest cast iron statue, surrounded by green areas and cityscape in the background.

I would recommend combining your trip with a visit to the city of Nashville in Tennessee and the city of Louisville located in Kentucky .

Note:

  • As with most of of the United States, public transport is sparse and renting a car is the only way to get around.