Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham

Name: Kelly Ingram Park
Address: 551-599 16th St N, Birmingham, 35203, United States

#24 among attractions in Birmingham

Park, Relax in park, Historic walking areas

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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. The park, just outside the doors of the 16th Street Baptist Church, served as a central staging ground for large-scale demonstrations during the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. ()

Built: 1871 (153 years ago)Elevation: 594 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°30'59"N, 86°48'49"W

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551-599 16th St NNorthside (Fountain Heights)Birmingham 35203 United States

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Kelly Ingram Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, Birmingham Museum of Art, 16th Street Baptist Church.

0.6 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
17 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.
~1940 ftNE
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
10 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
12 min walk • The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing numerous cultures...
~450 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
3 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.
0.5 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
14 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.
~410 ftW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
2 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.
~1560 ftE
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
8 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.
~1420 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
7 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.
~380 ftNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
2 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.
~710 ftSE
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
4 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
~460 ftW
Museum
Birmingham Civil Rights District, Birmingham
3 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)

Which popular attractions are close to Kelly Ingram Park?

Nearby attractions include Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham (2 min walk), Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham (2 min walk), Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham (2 min walk), 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham (3 min walk).

How to get to Kelly Ingram Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kelly Ingram Park:

Bus

NW Corner of 6th Av N & 16th St N • Lines: 6 (3 min walk)
NW Corner of 4th Av N & 17th St N • Lines: 38 (3 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (12 min walk)