Railroad Park, Birmingham

Name: Railroad Park
Address: 1600 1st Ave S, Birmingham, 35233-1703, United States
Telephone: +1 205-521-9933

#37 among attractions in Birmingham

Park, Relax in park

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Railroad Park is a 19-acre park in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, that opened in the fall of 2010. It was designed by landscape architect Tom Leader and built by Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie. The park lies immediately south of the Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines through downtown Birmingham. It stretches from 14th Street to 18th Street along First Avenue South. UAB Hospital and Children's Hospital of Alabama are several blocks south of the park. The park is a public facility owned by the City of Birmingham and managed by the non-profit Railroad Park Foundation. ()

Area: 19 acres (0.0297 mi²)Elevation: 597 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°30'35"N, 86°48'36"W

Address

1600 1st Ave SFive Points SouthBirmingham 35233-1703 United States

Contact

+1 205-521-9933

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Day trips

Railroad Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, 16th Street Baptist Church, Legacy Arena, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

~770 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
4 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
0.6 miNW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
15 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
1 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
26 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
14 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
0.6 miNE
Park
Rotary Trail, Birmingham
15 min walk • Rotary Trail is a half-mile linear park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The trail was predominantly funded by the Birmingham Rotary Club in honor of their centennial anniversary.
~1890 ftN
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
10 min walk • The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.
~1870 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
10 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
0.5 miNW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
13 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
0.5 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
14 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
~1990 ftN
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
10 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
0.5 miNW
Museum
Birmingham Civil Rights District, Birmingham
14 min walk • The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Railroad Park open?

Railroad Park is open:

Monday 7 am - 11 pm
Tuesday 7 am - 11 pm
Wednesday 7 am - 11 pm
Thursday 7 am - 11 pm
Friday 7 am - 11 pm
Saturday 7 am - 11 pm
Sunday 7 am - 11 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Railroad Park?

Nearby attractions include Regions Field, Birmingham (4 min walk), Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham (6 min walk), Alabama Theatre, Birmingham (10 min walk), McWane Science Center, Birmingham (10 min walk).

How to get to Railroad Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Railroad Park:

Bus

Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority Terminal (4 min walk)
Central Station • Lines: 1, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 3, 31, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48, 5, 6 (5 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (7 min walk)