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Southern Environmental Center

Southern Environmental Center

Birmingham

Track A The Interactive Museum (TIM), a two-story environmental showcase that challenges visitors to slide down a giant sewage pipe, lift a week's worth of garbage, or identify sources of air pollution on a moving city scape model. Tour the nearby EcoScape, a 4-acre outdoor classroom with paths winding through a wetland, past bug sculptures and gardens, and along the woodland trail. Learn about medicinal plants, edible landscapes, and sustainable landscape practices. Make EcoArt. Transform computer wires, bottle tops, etc. into eco-jewelry. Track B The Alabama GeoDome, a 46-seat 4K theatre, showcases Alabama's natural wonders. An adaptive reuse of Meyer Planetarium at BSC, it is a tool for introducing visitors to ecological concepts. Video trailers blend GIS mapping, drone footage, and more to feature the state’s ecology. The minimum group size is 10 people.

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  • 900 Arkadelphia Road
  • Birmingham, AL 35254
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Region

Birmingham is located in the Birmingham & Tuscaloosa Area of the Central Alabama Region

Fees

Track A: Interactive Museum and EcoScape tours including EcoArt - 2 hours total. Cost is $5/person. Track B: Geodome video trailers of Alabama natural wonders - 1 hour or less, depending on group size/age. Cost is $5/person. Track A & B: $8/person. Teachers are free.

Hours of Operation

9 am to 4:30 pm M-F; reservation required

Payments Accepted

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Where to Stay

Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham/280 East-Eagle Point

Hampton Inn and Suites Birmingham/280 East-Eagle Point, Alabama offers a convenient location behind The Village at Lee Branch, an outdoor shopping promenade and Eagle Point Golf Course. Our hotel is a short walk away from many of the area’s restauran...

Comfort Inn Birmingham - Irondale

Book a room at the Comfort Inn Birmingham - Irondale

Country Inn & Suites - Colonnade

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Best Western Plus Inn and Suites Birmingham

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Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa

Set just outside the city, deep in the heart of the "Hidden Gem of the South," this Birmingham hotel provides a uniquely inspired setting.

Candlewood Suites Birmingham/Homewood

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The Tutwiler Hotel Hampton Inn and Suites

Rest up in our historic Tutwiler building, minutes off I-20. We're a short walk from downtown Birmingham's Convention Center, Museum of Art, and Civil Rights Institute. Grab a bite to eat in the neighborhood. Free hot breakfast, free WiFi, and fitnes...
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Upcoming Events

Birmingham Hammerfest 2021

The Birmingham Hammerfest returns to the streets of downtown Birmingham August 14-15, 2021.

2021 Sidewalk Film Festival

The 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival will bring independent filmmakers from Alabama and beyond to downtown Birmingham for a weekend of great films and parties.

Choral Evensong

Choral Evensong, 5:30 p.m., sung by the Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Frederick Teardo.

Saint George Middle Eastern Food Festival

SAINT GEORGE MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD FESTIVAL RETURNS! September 23-25, 2021 Saint George Melkite Catholic Church - 425 16th Avenue South Birmingham, Al 35205 Three day event offering great food, interesting tours , and more!

Midday Music

A free, 30-minute concert at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, performer and program to be announced.

Fiesta 2021

Vamos – ¡Fiesta está celebrando Alabama juntos! Join us in Birmingham’s Linn Park for Fiesta 2021, the state’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage.

16th Annual Barber Vintage Festival

The Barber Vintage Festival returns to the world-famous Barber Motorsports Park, October 8-10.
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Where to Eat

The Club

The Club opened in Birmingham in 1951 and is still today one of the most unique private clubs in the South as well as the country. Three restaurant options are available from casual to elegant, but what The Club is most famously known for is its beau...

Golden Rule Bar-B-Q

Golden Rule is the oldest continuously running restaurant in the state of Alabama, and the sixteenth oldest in the country. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in all that time, it’s how to BBQ. There’s is only only one rule… The Golden Rule!

Oscar's at the Museum

Oscar’s at the Museum is the Birmingham Museum of Art’s in-house restaurant, featuring a delicious seasonal lunch menu artfully created with fresh, local ingredients. Just steps from the galleries, Oscar’s light-filled dining space offers a refres...

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q

Known for pulled pork, cheese biscuits and homemade slaw, Jim ’N Nick’s Bar-B-Q has grown from one location in Birmingham started by owner Nick Pihakis and his father, Jim, to more than 35 locations throughout the South and in Colorado.

Bottega

Imagine a warmly-lit room paneled in walnut, the crisp white tablecloths absorbing the gleam of the copper bar.

Pho Pho Vietnamese and Sushi Bar

Pho Pho Vietnamese & Sushi is proud to bring Vietnamese Noodle Cuisine to the Heart of Birmingham's historic Five Points South. Owner Young Shin is committed to using only the best ingredients. The Vietnamese noodle he will use has zero gluten. Come ...

Yo' Mama's

Home cooked meals made fresh to order! Sauces, entrees, sides and desserts are made from scratch!
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