It was our first family trip to Alabama and having never heard of the Vulcan we thought we'd give it a try. We were glad that we did. It is an absolutely beautiful park with a scenic view especially from the top of the Vulcan statue. The museum was entertaining and informative. We are glad that we made the trip.

Visiting the Vulcan statue is not mindblowing by any means, but if you're in Birmingham, I would recommend stopping by for 30 min to an hour. It's cool enough to check out.

The park is very well kept and pretty. Vulcan statue overlooks the city of Birmingham, and gives information on the iron industry that made Birmingham grow so fast that it was nicknamed "The Magic City". Very informative, and the grounds are just beautiful. The view is awesome.

I grew up in Birmingham seeing Vulcan often. Now that I have moved away seeing it again after many years, and the upgrades they have made he looks great! A huge giant stature of Vulcan, overlooking Birmingham Alabama. Go to the top and look. What a view!

This is a neat little park, and the history of the Vulcan statue is really interesting - it was made for a World's fair to showcase Birmingham's iron industry, and then lugged back to town and put on top of the mountain, where it became a popular picnic and tourist destination. There is a museum up there too, but it... More

Birmingham was based on Steel Production for many years. The Vulcan Park is a great place to see the city's history as you walk through the exhibits or just come to walk around to enjoy the landscaped park. Even Birmingham locals consistently learn something about Birmingham's industrial history every time. Nice breeze on top of Red Mountain most days makes... More

We found this museum (you can't miss it if you look up on the mountain and see the gigantic statue! There is a wonderful museum in a beautiful park with some hands on displays for children and the statue tower to climb up to, not to mention the unbelievable view of the city below.

Take the time to visit the museum, you will learn some great things about the city and how Birmingham came to be the Iron City.

The view is really cool and nice history signs and markers all around describing the coal and iron ore mining history of the area. I didn't pay to go in the museum, so I don't know if that was worth it or not