Attractions
IconicTalladega Superspeedway
Under $25See NASCAR's 2.66-mile tri-oval with 33-degree banked turns, on race weekends or at the motorsports hall of fame next door.
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Sport & OutdoorOutdoor AdventureFamily Favorite
Cheaha State Park
Cheaha State Park is an outdoor activity in Delta, AL, part of the Greater Birmingham guide. Cost: under $25.
19644 Hwy 281 · Delta, AL
Why you should go…
Cheaha State Park covers 2,799 acres around Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama, and has operated since 1933. You can climb Bunker Tower, a stone observation tower at the summit, or follow the wheelchair-accessible boardwalk to the Bald Rock overlook. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the stone bathhouse, cabins, trails and Cheaha Lake in the 1930s. Hiking and mountain biking trails start here, with a link to the Pinhoti Trail, and you can fish at the lake.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Cheaha State Park, ordered by straight-line distance.
16 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
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Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
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Sloss Furnaces
FreeWalk among the blast furnaces and machinery of a Birmingham pig iron plant that ran from 1882 to 1971.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Under $25Walk through self-guided galleries that trace the Birmingham Campaign and the wider American civil rights movement.
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16th Street Baptist Church
Under $25Tour the 1911 church where a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing killed four girls, a landmark of the civil rights era.
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