Birmingham Top Attractions & Passes
Birmingham attractions, in short: we list 8 of Birmingham’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Birmingham city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Birmingham, Alabama's metro area, home to approximately 1.2 million residents, offers visitors a diverse range of cultural and historical attractions. The city is known for its historic sites that reflect pivotal moments in American history, world-class museums covering subjects from art to natural science, iconic landmarks that define the skyline, and art museums showcasing regional and national collections. With eight major attractions across these categories, the city provides ample opportunity for exploration.
A city pass can be a convenient way to visit multiple Birmingham attractions on a single ticket rather than purchasing individual admissions. Visitors interested in learning which specific attractions are included in current pass offerings and their pricing should visit the pass provider's website directly, as inclusions and costs are subject to change. The Birmingham metro area also sits within reach of eight nearby National Park Service sites, making it an ideal base for extended regional exploration.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | Museum |
| Vulcan Park and Museum | Landmark |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Art museum |
| Birmingham Zoo | Zoo |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Garden |
| Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark | Historic site |
| McWane Science Center | Science center |
| 16th Street Baptist Church | Historic site |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Horseshoe Bend National Military Park · 71.1 mi | 50,738 (2025) |
| Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 82.5 mi | n/a |
| Little River Canyon National Preserve · 93.5 mi | 781,518 (2025) |
| Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · 95.8 mi | 25,041 (2025) |
| Tuskegee Institute NPS Unit · 95.9 mi | 8,659 (2025) |
| Russell Cave National Monument · 119.1 mi | 7,821 (2025) |
| Tupelo National Battlefield · 123.2 mi | 614 (1983) |
| Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site · 131.3 mi | 2,035 (1983) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Birmingham's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.