Legacy Arena, Birmingham

Name: Legacy Arena
Address: 2101 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, 35203-1101, United States
Telephone: +1 205-458-8400

#8 among attractions in Birmingham

Sport venue, Sport, Civic center, Convention center

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Facts and practical information

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. Alongside numerous exhibit halls, meeting and ballrooms, the complex features four entertainment venues: a stadium, an arena, concert hall, and theater. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1972 (52 years ago)Coordinates: 33°31'26"N, 86°48'46"W

Address

2101 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd NNorthside (Druid Hills)Birmingham 35203-1101 United States

Contact

+1 205-458-8400

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Day trips

Legacy Arena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
29 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.
~1450 ftSE
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
8 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.
~1030 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
5 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...
0.5 miS
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
13 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 miS
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
15 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.
0.7 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
17 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.
~1100 ftNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham
6 min walk • The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history.
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.
0.5 miS
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
14 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 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
12 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.
~1440 ftNW
Cemetery, Tudor Revival architecture
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham
7 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Legacy Arena open?

Legacy Arena 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 Legacy Arena?

Nearby attractions include Birmingham Children's Theatre, Birmingham (2 min walk), Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham (5 min walk), Forum Building, Birmingham (6 min walk), Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham (6 min walk).

How to get to Legacy Arena by public transport?

The nearest stations to Legacy Arena:

Bus

NE Corner of 19th St N & 10th Av N • Lines: 18, 40 (2 min walk)
Sheraton Hotel • Lines: 90 (4 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (22 min walk)