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About Birmingham

Birmingham ( BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million, making it the largest outside London.

Neighborhoods in Birmingham, AL

Airport Highlands, Arlington - West End, Avondale, Birmingham District, Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, Brown Springs, Brownsville Heights, Brummitt Heights, Bush Hills, Central Pratt, Crestwood North, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Birmingham, East Lake

Things to do in Birmingham, AL

5 Points South Fountain - The Storyteller by Frank Fleming

Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Alabama Veterans Memorial Park

Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens

Avondale Park

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

Birmingham Diamond Railroad Crossing #1

Birmingham Museum of Art

Birmingham Race Course Casino

Birmingham Zoo

Bog Garden

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