The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Deep South

Stop 12 · Days 277–278

Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Alabama's largest city and a crucible of the civil-rights movement — the church, the park, and a landmark institute.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Birmingham hotel

    Near the Civil Rights District.

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You gotta eat this

  • Barbecue with white sauce

    Alabama's tangy mayonnaise-based BBQ sauce.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 277Day 277 — The Civil Rights DistrictFull day · 5h planned
  2. 278Day 278 — South to the capitalDrive day · 1h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites