The city of jazz also has the highest iron statue in the world, Vulcan, which has become its unofficial symbol. The Vulcan Museum is open to the public, with or without a tour guide. Other tours are offered such as McWane City of Science where you will discover archives of scientific studies and dinosaur fossils. Visitors wanting a unique experience with animals, close by, can go to Birmingham Zoo to feed giraffes, see seals swim, and many other pretty shows, while outdoor activities include fishing, cycling, golf, motor racing and sports. Being among the ten US cities where it is necessary to travel in 2016 by Lonely Planet, it is guaranteed to you, it is here that the state is reborn, in this former industrial city. We're giving you a few tips on how to enjoy the city. Welcome to Birmingham, Alabama revival. Birmingham is Five Points, south of downtown. Well, there are still no hypermarkets, no record shops and the sector lacks a little animation, despite the proximity of a renowned university. But the ingredients are there. Bars and restaurants began to be more numerous, including Chez Fonfon, of French inspiration. There is not elsewhere a franchise of a nice pizzeria chain, which is developing at high speed in the South, Mellow Mushroom. Birmingham doesn't forget its industrious past. There is Sloss Furnaces (see below) and also Vulcan Park, on a hill overlooking the south of the city. Moreover, it is the occasion to see the largest cast iron statue in the world (17m high) and a superb view on the city. Sloss Furnaces is a testimony to the city's industrial past, with blast furnaces built as early as 1881. Designated National Historic Landmark a hundred years later, you can now walk around and take dozens of pictures in complete freedom. A beautiful rusty ensemble and an urbex discovery: who better for photographers? There is also a museum and the site is used for concerts and festivals. The industrial district becomes little by little connected.