travel42 Port Guide: Birmingham

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This medium-sized city (Alabama's largest) is set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It is home to an impressive range of cultural offerings and several universities, including the prestigious University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham.

The city projects a composed atmosphere today, but things were not always so tranquil: Birmingham came to the world's attention in 1963, when images of sit-ins, civil-rights protests and the brutal response of its police chief, "Bull...