birmingham

5 Point Public House and Oyster Bar

El Barrio Restaurante Y Bar

Fancy's on Fifth

Hot and Hot Fish Club

Classic Birmingham restaurant owned by James Beard award winner Chris Hastings

Saw's Soul Kitchen

Classic Birmingham barbecue. Right next door to Avondale Brewing and across the street from Saturn--a bar with old-school arcade and video games.

The Pizitz Food Hall

Awesome food hall downtown with tons of stuff

Yo' Mama's

One of our favorite spots for brunch -- try the chicken & waffles

Publix Super Market at 20 Midtown

Most convenient grocery store--located downtown

Avondale Brewing Company

Good People Brewing Company

Brewery across the street from the baseball stadium and railroad park

The Marble Ring

Speakeasy style bar above a hot dog shop. Enter through the blue phone booth.

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

A great way to get a sense of the civil rights history of Birmingham. Creating this national monument was one of the last things Obama did before leaving office. It's actually a collection of a number of different locations.

Sloss Furnaces

This former iron/steel factory is now a museum and a center for iron artists. Pretty cool space to walk through.

Vulcan Park & Museum

The Statue of Liberty of Birmingham, this statute is a monument to the iron/steel industry. You can go up to the top for the views and walk through the museum for a cool industrial history of the city.

Regions Field

The Birmingham Barons--Chicago White Sox Double A affiliate--have their stadium in downtown Birmingham and will be in town around the wedding weekend.

Negro Southern League Museum

Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve

Birmingham Boulders

Check out the largest climbing gym east of the Mississippi

McWane Science Center

Great place for kids!