Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum is Calera’s place to visit
Among the places to visit in and near Calera are 8 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. Only one place to visit is inside Calera, but 19 more are within 40 miles. If you have a day, head to Bryant–Denny Stadium, 47 mi away.
Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
Head to the north for most of the 19 on the list.
Orange: Calera. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
After the one in town come 42 more within 60 miles.
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6Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
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9Cahaba
Former capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Dallas County.
10The National Memorial to Peace and Justice
National memorial in Montgomery, Alabama that commemorates the victims of lynching in the United States.
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13International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Hall of fame dedicated to auto racing personalities located in Talladega, United States.
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
2,040-acre park in Alabama (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Museum and archive in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Official repository of archival records for the U.S. state of Alabama.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
Historic house museum in Birmingham, AL, USA.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
United States National Monument in Birmingham, Alabama.
Freedom Riders National Monument
United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama.
Freedom Rides Museum
Museum and former Greyhound bus station in Montgomery, Alabama.
National Voting Rights Museum
Civil rights movement museum in Selma, Alabama.
The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
Historic Home and Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.
The places inside Calera 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 Calera → · Calera’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 · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moundville Archaeological Site: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cahaba: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Memorial to Peace and Justice: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · Civil Rights Memorial: Colin Mutchler from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY 2.0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · The Legacy Museum: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 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 · Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Montgomery Zoo: kangotraveler, CC BY 2.0 · Alabama Department of Archives and History: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alabama Judicial Building: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alabama Museum of Natural History: Skusnr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tannehill Ironworks: Dystopos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Rides Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Voting Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosa Parks Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birmingham Botanical Gardens: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Red Mountain Park: Swimcoach2!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · 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
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