Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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1 Th«! only indiistriiil plant or it.s si ! Iminx I t ' d in lh ! world, Slo.s.s FiirniicitN is tin- only J historic l.indmiirk ntprrsrntinx Utttli ct ntiiry ' i W- Slill fiirthwr t st is Riiffnt ' r Moimlain Nature Ci-n- ter. the largest iirhan natural aroa in the Soiithoasl. South of th«; city in Shelhy County is Oak Moun- l lain Stale Park, the largest park in the state system. It boasts a Children ' s Hdncational Farm that is unique in the Southeast Other intriKuint( animals can lie found at irmin){ham ' s world-class zoo. one of the largest in lilt- Soiilhiiast. The oo also includes the only display (if predatory animals in their natural habitat and the only self-sustaining breeding colony of golden spider 1 monkeys anywhere in captivity Within the state, the jimmy Morgan Zoo ranks sec- (md (miy to the Space Museum in Ihmtsville in the number of visitors to a paid attraction. And that t makes it the most (Hipular l(H:al attraction. Across the street is the Birmingham Botanical (lardens with the large.st clear-span ccm.servatory in the Southeast. The gardens feature top-ranked rose, fern, and Ixm .ai tree collections. Also south of the downt iwn area is the Red Mountain Cut. the only cut east of the Grand Can- yon that has been geologically interpreted for vi.si- tors. The Red Mountain Museum itself boasts the only sniar-heliscope (solar telescope) available for public use in North America. just down the street, the Discovery Place holds the title as the state ' s first hands-on museum for chil- dren. The statue of Vulcan, atop Red Mountain, is the largest cast iron statue in the world and one of a few liiBiii HS ■ ;ih « ■ill sa i ' : : m ,! i ' eMl ' x Ai r

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nrected lo commemorute on industry, rulher than ii |)«rson or nvoaj. Othor statUMS of nott; inclii(l th ! mumnrial to Miirlin laith«r Kin . |r. in Ki;lly InKram Parle and the rnplica of tlu! Staliitt of Liberty, th« world ' s larxosl, on the roof of the l.ihitrty National Life Insurance (Company building. Sports fans also can find plenty to entertain them in UirminKhutn. startin){ with the Alabama Sports Hall of Fume. The Civic Center attraction is the only iniiseutn of its kind in the Southeast. C )mpleted just a few weeks after Chicago ' s Comiskey Park, a little more than 75 years ago. Birminxham ' s RickwcMnl f- ield is the second oldest |)rofes.si()nal ballpark still in iim; in America. It is the oldest in the minor leagues. Birmingham is the site for several special events, including the long running Festival of Arts, honoring •t different coiuitry each year. Th«! multi-faceted event is the oldest continuing festival of its kind in the world. I ' ikhmh