Alabama near Birmingham
Jul 23rd, 2008, 02:53 AM
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Alabama near Birmingham
My son and I are traveling to Walker County AL (near Birmingham) to do some genealogy work as part of a road trip from Texas. Any sights or restaurant suggestions in that part of Alabama would be much appreciated.
Jul 23rd, 2008, 04:05 AM
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My friends from Jasper (in Walker Cty) usually drive to either Tuscaloosa or B'ham when they eat out at anything other than fast food. There was a thread earlier this week with good suggestions for B'ham; the only others I can add would be the Bright Star in Bessemer and a BBQ place in T'loosa whose name escapes me...Dreamland, maybe...
Sep 15th, 2008, 10:18 PM
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Here are some restaurant suggestions -
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35144901
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35144901
Sep 15th, 2008, 10:19 PM
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And a Birmingham trip report -
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35103562
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35103562
Sep 16th, 2008, 07:00 AM
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Go over to Montgomery and visit the Civil Rights memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Wihout a doubt it is one of the most moving and effective memorials I have ever seen. It was designed by Maya Lin.
http://www.splcenter.org/crm/memorial.jsp
http://www.splcenter.org/crm/memorial.jsp
Sep 18th, 2008, 04:53 PM
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I realize that Arcadia77 has probably already made her trip to B'ham, but since others are posting links, I'll add mine. Maybe someone will benefit from it. It's of 5 Points South in B'ham:
http://tinyurl.com/4pg5dz
http://tinyurl.com/4pg5dz
