Photo: Rudi Weikard · CC BY-SA 3.0The one place to visit in Bessemer is Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure
Bessemer’s list takes in 10 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 3 gardens. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 23 beyond the one inside Bessemer. Further afield lies Lewis Smith Lake, at 40 mi.
Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure
Amusement & water park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
On the map, most of the 23 sit to the northeast.
Orange: Bessemer. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
The one inside Bessemer comes first, then 26 more within 60 miles.
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6Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
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9International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Hall of fame dedicated to auto racing personalities located in Talladega, United States.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Museum and archive in Birmingham, Alabama.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
Historic house museum in Birmingham, AL, USA.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
United States National Monument in Birmingham, Alabama.
The places inside Bessemer lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Bessemer → · Bessemer’s history →
Photo credits
Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moundville Archaeological Site: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birmingham Museum of Art: Birmingham Museum of Art, CC BY 3.0 · Talladega National Forest: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Birmingham Zoo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Alabama Museum of Natural History: Skusnr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tannehill Ironworks: Dystopos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birmingham Botanical Gardens: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Red Mountain Park: Swimcoach2!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Joshua Crauswell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linn Park: Patrick Cain, CC BY 2.0 · Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Kthurman83, CC BY-SA 3.0
