Seeing America The 56-foot-tall statue that still defines Birmingham, Alabama September 8, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, stands 56 feet tall. Sculpted by Giuseppe Moretti for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the statue was meant to show off Birmingham’s industrial ambitions.
Seeing America Why is this Birmingham, Alabama, intersection the ‘Heaviest Corner on Earth’? June 30, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight The corner of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham seems like any other corner in the city.
