One night in Birmingham Al, what shouldn't I miss?

[vontar]

I am going to have have about an evening in Birmingham hanging out with a guy from work while our wife's are at a concert.  If I only have time for 1 thing, what should I do?

 

I am going to be pretty much in the center of town, but I am not opposed to getting a cab if needed.

 

If Music, I prefer country.

[Oh Shoot]

Is Birmingham still open after its county bankruptcy?

 

- OS

Edited May 28, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[R_Bert]

Domino's delivers......

[runco]

You haven't been to Birmingham until you eat at Burger King on Main!

[KKing]

I picked up a truck from a huge junkyard in Birmingham once that I rebuilt. Huge junkyard, very impressive. Twas the best thing I saw while I was there

[bowtieguy]

There's a great restaurant called Dram. As in a dram of whiskey. If you have time though during the day, the Barber Motorsports Museum is an absolute must see. Four floors of motorcycle and motorsports history.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

If you don't have time to eat BBQ at the Golden Rule, go by on the way out of town and get some for the road.

 

There's one thing I like, can't quite remember the name of it, but it is tough hard chip-cuts of outside meat at least half charcoal, and get their hot sauce to dip it in. They say carbonized meat gives you stomach cancer, though.

[dats82]

The Vulcan is kind of cool. Sloss furnace is supposed to be cool, though I've never been there. As far as restaurants, Slice, Café DuPont, and Saw's BBQ are good and close to downtown.

 

What concert are they going to see?

[VERO1]

The botanical gardens were very nice the day I spent there. Probably not so hot at night though!

[dlm37015]

be sure to take a gun and extra ammo

[Murgatroy]

I wouldn't miss the 'Now Leaving Birmingham' signs...

 

If I am not mistaken, they are creeping into the top ten most dangerous cities list.

 

I hate going down there.

[dlm37015]

was just down there for a gunshow
I was funny watching vendors load up at night when leaving
the gunshow is across from the main police station

[dlmeadows]

a friend of mine owns a restaraunt there called The Ridge Eat and Drink. Best burgers you'll find anywhere I guarantee it. Plus he encourages carry in his place. Hes a fellow competitive shooter. great food, great atmosphere and good people

[dlmeadows]

Technically his place is in Hoover. Just a little south of Bham

[LawVol]

the zoo is pretty nice, and there's an Allen Edmonds outlet in Leeds.  Other than that, I got nothing.  

[enfield]

"One night in Birmingham Al, what shouldn't I miss?"

Your ride the next morning!

[JWC]

I spent 2 weeks running the gun doing a topo survey at the main city bus terminal. You should miss that.

[MacGyver]

John's City Diner is pretty solid.  Prosciutto makes mac and cheese a lot better!

 

http://www.johnscitydiner.com/menu.pdf

[peejman]

There's a great restaurant called Dram. As in a dram of whiskey. If you have time though during the day, the Barber Motorsports Museum is an absolute must see. Four floors of motorcycle and motorsports history.

Yes, the Barber museum is a must see.

[reed1285]

the train back home

[vontar]

Believe it or not, You guys have given me some strange ideas.  I am going to have to make a list of a few of these and twist them.'

 

It certainly doesn't like like anything I would do in Nashville.

Edited May 29, 2014 by vontar

[dlm37015]

look at the roof tops most have barbed or razor wire on them

[KKing]

[quote name="vontar" post="1153063" timestamp="1401331114"]Believe it or not, You guys have given me some strange ideas. I am going to have to make a list of a few of these and twist them.' It certainly doesn't like like anything I would do in Nashville.[/quote] While I was being mostly sarcastic with my post, there was a truly cool thing about the junk yard I was referring to. They had a front end loader they used to move the cars, or what used to be cars. Instead of a bucket on front it had 2 forks around 12-14 feet long they would use to slide up under the whole car longways to move it around. Brought the truck I bought right out the gate and sat it on my trailer. Not something I'd go back to see, but just to let you know I wasn't being a complete goober

[leroy]

Another vote for the Golden Rule BBQ... We used to railfan down there in the late nineties and early two thousands at Irondale and around the USX plant in Fairfield... All in all, it aint too bad in daylight; but we never stayed in Birmingham proper... As others have opined; carry your CCW tools....

 

leroy

[tnhawk]

Believe it or not, You guys have given me some strange ideas.  I am going to have to make a list of a few of these and twist them.'

 

It certainly doesn't like like anything I would do in Nashville.

Nothing about Birmingham is like Nashville. :rofl: