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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.
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Map Your Visit to the Magic City

Birmingham by the Book Cover

Use this guide and the map below to plan your visit to Birmingham. Each location includes the matching page number from Birmingham by the Book: A Guide to the Magic City, so you can easily read more about it.

Using the map: Tap or click the white menu icon in the upper-left corner of the map (legend button), immediately to the left of the blue B to chose a category, then select any map marker to see the site name, photographs, information, and its page number in the book.

On a phone or tablet: You can move around the map and zoom in to explore different areas of Birmingham. Use the map’s legend button to switch between categories. Choose a category before expanding the map in the upper right hand corner.

When you click or tap a pin on the map, a little popup will appear with the site’s name and the matching page number from the book, so you can easily find it.

Using an iPad and it won’t open? Try this link instead and open in a new tab.

What’s in Birmingham by the Book? All these sites above and MORE!

Visit the Magic City of Birmingham using Birmingham by the Book!