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Avondale Park, situated next to the Avondale Library, is a small oasis in downtown Birmingham. It features a beautiful outdoor amphitheater, duck pond, walking trail and tennis courts. It's an ideal location to enjoy a quiet lunch after a ride or go for a short walk around the pond to stretch your legs.

Jones Valley Trail is a 2.5-mile segment of the greater Red Rock Trail System. This paved multi-use trail winds from Birmingham's Industrial Lakeview District to the lively neighborhood of Avondale. In some areas, the trail runs parallel to a railroad track that was once the city's lifeblood. Informational signs about the city's industrious history can be found along the trail.

This large iron sign denotes the beginning of Birmingham's beloved Rotary Trail. The creation of the Rotary Trail transformed a vacant railway right-of-way into a paved four-block walking and biking path with water features and landscaping, along with beautiful views of the city's skyline.

Founded as a separate city in 1887, Ensley merged with Birmingham in 1910. Tuxedo Junction, located at the confluence of the Wylam and Pratt City streetcar lines, flourished as a vibrant cultural and entertainment hub for the community. This iconic spot also inspired a popular song by Ensley native Erskine Hawkins, later made famous by Glenn Miller in 1939.

The High Ore Line Greenway is a multi-use trail that runs through Midfield. It is paved and mostly flat and has several bridges that take you over the roads and rail road tracks.

Sloss Furnaces, a 32-acre National Historic Landmark, was a blast furnace that produced pig iron from 1882 to 1971. It is now a fascinating museum that allows visitors to see the plant in operation. Liquid iron from two furnaces was transported to casting sheds, where it was poured into sand-lined molds to create "pigs" that weighed around 110 lbs. It's the only 20th-century blast furnace in the United States restored for public use.

The Five Mile Creek Greenway is a planned 16.5 mile long multi-use path that will run through Jefferson County. This section is a great, crushed gravel trail that runs from Fulton Springs up toward Crocker Hill.

Avondale Park, situated next to the Avondale Library, is a small oasis in downtown Birmingham. It features a beautiful outdoor amphitheatre, duck pond, walking trail and tennis courts. It's an ideal location to enjoy a quiet lunch after a ride or go for a short walk around the pond to stretch your legs.