Railroad Park
Railroad Park is a 19-acre park in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, that opened in the fall of 2010. Designed by architect Tom Leader, Railroad Park serves as a green space and a recreation center, hosting music venues, charity walks, movie nights, and other city events.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birmingham station and Regions Field.
Birmingham station
Railway station
Birmingham station is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a service stop for Amtrak's Crescent, which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Birmingham station is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Railroad Park.
Regions Field
Sports venue
Photo: Amcannally, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Regions Field is a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, and it replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field. Regions Field is situated 780 feet south of Railroad Park.
McWane Science Center
Museum
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art hands-on science center, aquarium, and 250-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building. McWane Science Center is situated 1,900 feet north of Railroad Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles west of Railroad Park.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2 miles northeast of Railroad Park.
Railroad Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.50969° or 33° 30′ 35″ northLongitude
-86.80991° or 86° 48′ 36″ westOpen location code
865MG55R+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 129478010OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7284068
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In Other Languages
“Railroad Park” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Gidan shakatawa na jirgin kasa”
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