Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Hoover’s one place to visit
Among the places to visit in and near Hoover are 8 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. We list one place to visit inside Hoover and 19 within 40 miles. Beyond the town, Bryant–Denny Stadium sits 44 mi away.
Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
The map puts most of the 19 to the north.
Orange: Hoover. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 29 more.
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5Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
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10International 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.
Freedom Riders National Monument
United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama.
Janney Furnace Park
Park surrounding a stone furnace in Ohatchee, Alabama.
The places inside Hoover 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 Hoover → · Hoover’s history →
Photo credits
Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Joshua Crauswell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · 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 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Linn Park: Patrick Cain, CC BY 2.0 · Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Kthurman83, CC BY-SA 3.0
