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FREE City Center Historic Architecture Tours

Did you know that a FREE self-guided downtown architectural tour is available! Download and print the 64 page pdf file and use it in conjunction with our newest publication, Birmingham by the Book: A Guide to the Magic City, and this map below. Clicking on the icons on the map provides additional information about each building as well as the page number where it is referenced in the guide book.

This Third Edition of the Downtown Discovery Tour was created in honour of Patricia Hough Camp & Marjorie Lee White and was published with the financial support of:

The Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust, Alabama Power Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
City of Birmingham, Alabama Historical Commission and
Birmingham Realty Company, the real estate firm that founded
our city in 1871, in honor of its 125th Anniversary

An historical black-and-white photograph showing a busy urban street in Birmingham, Alabama in 1913, featuring horse-drawn carriages, streetcars, and tall skyscrapers. The image captures the 'Heaviest Corner on Earth' at the intersection of 20th Street, with signs indicating the Brown Marx and Empire buildings.
Black and white image of a decorative building facade featuring arched windows, ornamental stonework, and a hanging lantern.
Historical image depicting the founding of Birmingham, showcasing railroad tracks that symbolize the city's beginnings, alongside portraits of key figures: John T. Milner, Josiah Morris, and Colonel James R. Powell.

Map of Birmingham highlighting an architectural tour in the city center, with marked buildings and a list of notable structures.