Worth the trip from Shoal Creek: Legion Field, 14 mi off
Shoal Creek’s list takes in 9 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. All of it lies outside: 20 places within 40 miles, none inside Shoal Creek. The trip to Bryant–Denny Stadium is 56 mi.
Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
The map puts most of the 20 to the northwest.
Orange: Shoal Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
Look within 60 miles for all 30.
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4Sloss Furnaces
Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.
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7International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Hall of fame dedicated to auto racing personalities located in Talladega, United States.
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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.
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.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Shoal Creek → · Shoal Creek’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 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Birmingham Museum of Art: Birmingham Museum of Art, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
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