Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District
The Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District, in Jefferson County, Alabama, including parts of Birmingham and Mountain Brook, is a 333 acres (135 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

The Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District, in Jefferson County, Alabama, including parts of Birmingham and Mountain Brook, is a 333 acres (135 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 392 contributing buildings and three contributing structures.
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Worth seeing in and around Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1969 and part of the University of Alabama System, UAB has grown to be the state's largest employer, with more than 27,302 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at the university.
3 km · public university in Birmingham, Alabama · Wikipedia - 02Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
3.3 km · church in Alabama, United States · Wikipedia - 03Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans.
1.6 km · zoo in Birmingham, Alabama · Wikipedia - 04Sloss Furnaces
Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971.
2.6 km · museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama · Wikipedia - 05Temple Beth-El
Temple Beth-El is a Conservative synagogue located in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. Founded in 1907, Temple Beth-El is a member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
1.4 km · synagogue in Birmingham, Alabama, United States · Wikipedia - 06City Federal Building
The City Federal Building is a skyscraper located on Second Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1913 and was designed by architect William C. Weston.
3.3 km · building in Alabama, United States · Wikipedia - 07John Hand Building
John Hand Building is a mixed-use high rise building in Birmingham, Alabama, US, with a height of 287 feet. It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Building in 1913.
3.2 km · historic building in Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Wikipedia - 08Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Thomas Jefferson Tower, originally the Thomas Jefferson Hotel and then the Cabana Hotel, is a 19-story building on the western side of downtown Birmingham, Alabama. It was completed in 1929 as the 350-room Thomas Jefferson Hotel and is at 1623 2nd Avenue North.
3.6 km · 19-story building on the western side of downtown Birmingham, Alabama · Wikipedia - 09Regions Center
The Regions Center is a 390-foot tall, 30 story office tower located at the northwest corner of 20th Street and 5th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The building served as the corporate headquarters for AmSouth Bancorporation from 1972 until 2006, and Sonat, Inc.
3.7 km · skyscraper in Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Wikipedia - 10Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.
2.2 km · largest cast iron statue in the world · Wikipedia
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Getting to Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District
- Airports
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM), 7 km · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL), 218 km · Nashville (BNA), 292 km
- Stations
- Birmingham Terminal Station, 3.3 km
- Atlanta → Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District223 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · $19–26
- Nashville → Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District296 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · $25–34
- Pensacola → Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District345 km · quickest by air, 5h 52m · $130–200
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