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such a great city.
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The Birmingham Vibe
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New Routes.
IT’S DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN WHAT Cinderella stories. Many early skyscrapers Baltimore-Washington BWI Houston Intercontinental IAH
sets Birmingham apart from her Southern are now refurbished, dressed up and housing
sisters---almost impossible really. People who restaurants, law fi rms and luxury condos. Also Charlotte CLT Las Vegas McCarran LAS
visit Birmingham, as well as those who live here, look downtown for many of the city’s best
swear they sense a vibe to this city that they don’t festivals and arts events. Spring brings the Magic Chicago Midway MDW Miami MIA
fi nd elsewhere in their travels. It’s hard to put a City Art Connection, a juried contemporary Chicago O’Hare ORD New York LaGuardia LGA
fi nger on the particulars of it, but it’s there. art show that is widely respected in the festival
Outdoor entertainment and the arts are community. Summer fi nds crowds downtown for Dallas Love Field DAL Orlando MCO
a dominant part of Birmingham’s character. top-notch independent cinema at the Sidewalk
Take a quilt and a picnic to Railroad Park Film Festival. Dallas/Fort Worth DFW Philadelphia PHL
in the heart of downtown and listen to The city’s popular Pepper Place Saturday Denver DEN Tampa TPA
Alabama music. Live music is the signature Market begins its run in April. Locals and Find flights at FlyBirmingham.com
entertainment of the city. Visit the dozens of tourists alike fall in love with this weekly Detroit DTW Washington National DCA
art galleries around the city for funk, fi ne and farmers market, where they fi nd fresh fruits and
folk art treasures. Come for the city’s annual vegetables, live music, cooking demonstrations,
Sidewalk Film Festival, chosen one of TIME’s all manner of crafts and home baked breads and
Top 10 “Film Festivals for the Rest of Us.” cookies.
That means we don’t have to go to Cannes As you can see, Birmingham is an outdoorsy
anymore! Opera, ballet and live theatre add to sort of place to spend time. The weather is
Birmingham’s cultural wealth. generously comfortable, which is one smart
For visitors interested in architecture, the reason golfers come here from around the
city’s downtown buildings are a collection of world. The other reason is the lure of handsome
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