2 Best Sights in Birmingham, Alabama

The 1,200 vintage and modern motorcycles comprise what is considered the largest motorcycle collection in America, if not the world. Bikes from 20 countries represent 200 different manufacturers. Also find the largest collection of Lotus racecars in the world here. Birmingham, Alabama, native George Barber grew the array after racing and modifying Porsches in the 1960s. He started collecting and restoring classic sports cars in 1989 and then turned his attention to two-wheelers. The Barber Motorsports Park next door features a 2.3-mile road course that hosts an IndyCar series and the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

Admission is free to three floors housing more than 25,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times. Find the country’s largest museum collection of African ceramics, including 400 clay vessels and figures from across the African continent. The 4,000-object Asian collection is the largest in the Southeast. European, American, pre-Columbian, Native American, and Alabama artists are all represented here. The museum's Oscar's Cafe serves lunch Tuesday through Friday and brunch on some Sundays.