Things To Do
Birmingham has great restaurants. We highly recommend trying some great food while in town!
Check out the link for recent Michelin restaurants. These will need a reservation. The Bottega cafe side does not require reservation and is a personal favorite.
Pepper Place
Check out a super popular Saturday morning Farmer's market downtown. It is a cool part of town to check out.
Vulcan Park & Museum
Picture Lady Liberty, now scale it down, make her a man, and give it a twist of what makes Birmingham the Magic City- iron-making. On top of that, Vulcan Park gives you an amazing (if not the best) view of downtown Birmingham! If there's one thing we recommended you check out, this is it! *written by Michael
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
This is free and so much fun to see. This is where Michael and Beth got engaged (the dwarf redwood tree near the rose garden). I highly recommend a walk through the gardens with a coffee!
Birmingham Zoo
This is a great zoo connected to the Botanical Gardens. This does cost $. It has a dinosaur exhibit right now and would be great for kids!
Mountain Brook Village
It is such a fun area to walk and has many high end shops. It is right next to the botanical gardens.
English Village
Right up the hill from the Botanical Gardens and Mountain Brook Village. It is smaller village. There are a few high end shops. There is also a cute French Bakery- Continental Bakery. There are pretty houses and lookout points right up the hill from it.
Jemison Park
A great spot for a walk or run that is well shaded with nice scenery.
Homewood Village
In the heart of Homewood. Right next to the Valley and Aloft hotels. There are lots of cute shops and restaurants. Beth’s favorite Chicken salad is at O’Carr’s. Oak Hill and Real & Rosemary also have great food!
Birmingham Museum of Art
Free!
There are also a lot of cool coffee spots and cocktails bars to check out in town.
Check out 1st and 2nd avenue for lots of trendy spots downtown (Street parking and some paid parking lots). Some cool cocktail spots: House of Found Objects, Mayawell Bar, High Dive Hifi Lounge, The Collins Bar, Paper Doll. Cool Coffee spots: Red Cat Cafe, Frothy Monkey, Grounds, Pink Lantern, Continental Bakery
