Walk the path of history in Birmingham, AL, from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Kelly Ingram Park, and 16th Street Baptist Church, to Sloss Furnaces, City Walk BHAM, and the city’s booming food culture—a city of resilience, remembrance, and renewal.

Trade neon for nature in Gulf Shores. Sip sunrise coffee at Eagle Cottages, bike 28 miles of boardwalk, and unwind in LEED-Gold The Lodge—all inside Gulf State Park’s 6,500-acre haven of dunes, lakes, and beach where otters, ospreys, and celeb gator Lefty still rule. 

Explore Sloss Furnaces—Birmingham’s preserved blast-furnace complex and National Historic Landmark. Discover its pig-iron heyday, civil-rights ties, self-guided/guided tours, and striking spots for photography (even after dark). .