Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham

Name: Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Address: 2150 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, 35203, United States
Telephone: +1 205-323-6665

#21 among attractions in Birmingham

Museum, Specialty museum

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The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history. The museum displays over 5,000 objects related to athletes who were born in Alabama or earned fame through athletics that reflects positively upon the state, usually through excellence at an educational institution or sporting event in Alabama. The ASHOF was established by state legislative act on August 14, 1967. ()

Coordinates: 33°31'33"N, 86°48'36"W

Address

2150 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd NNorthside (Druid Hills)Birmingham 35203 United States

Contact

+1 205-323-6665

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Alabama Sports Hall of Fame – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1820 ftS
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
9 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.
~1280 ftS
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
7 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...
0.7 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
18 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.
~1100 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
6 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.
0.7 miS
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
19 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.
0.8 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
20 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.
0.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
17 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
0.7 miS
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
18 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.
0.6 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
16 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.
0.4 miW
Cemetery, Tudor Revival architecture
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham
10 min walk • Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery. Originally 21.5 acres on the estate of James M.
0.8 miS
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
20 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Alabama Sports Hall of Fame open?

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is open:

Monday 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame?

Nearby attractions include Forum Building, Birmingham (2 min walk), Legacy Arena, Birmingham (6 min walk), Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham (7 min walk), Birmingham Children's Theatre, Birmingham (7 min walk).

How to get to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame:

Bus

Sheraton Hotel • Lines: 90 (2 min walk)
SE Corner of 24th St N & Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N • Lines: 22, 23 (6 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (24 min walk)