Coast Guard Past to Present Guided Tour
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Now that the USCG has selected Birmingham as the site if a major training base, learn what makes them uniquely special. A member of the Coast Guard Historical Society will use visual displays to explore their exploits from past-to-present with a special focus on their role in the American Civil War. After learning about this unique service, continue walking with a colorful look at Birmingham's ghostly past while viewing the exterior of two historic hotels. Continue walking two more blocks to the site of Birmingham's historic version of Jack the Ripper. Along the way, hear about a famous mob shootout involving Birmingham's own hard boiled detective, A.C. McGuire.
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission fee
Itinerary
CUTTHROATS, CONFEDERATES AND COAST GUARD CUTTERS Downtown Walking Tour (NO BASE ACCESS) With the addition of the Coast Guard Training Center, learn about the nation’s oldest continuous military service from a USCG veteran. Uncover how its early Revenue Cutters enforced the young nation’s laws and played a critical role in the American Civil War and other conflicts. . Learn about the Coast Guard's various roles across the globe . Decode the meaning behind vessel colors: white black or red. . Learn about which Hollywood stars were Coasties (hint one was on Gilligan's Island). . Discover how a Coast Guardsman’s journey begins in bootcamp. The tour ends by learning about Birmingham's colorful past during a short three block stroll to view the outside of Birmingham's historic Tutwiler and Redmont Hotels. Then learn about ghostly residents and Birmingham's real life version of Jack the Ripper. This is a DOWNTOWN walking tour only, there is NO VIEWING OR ACCESS TO THE COAST GUARD BASE
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the center of the park by the center water fountain.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 36 travellers
- Operated by
- Walking Tour Center
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Birmingham
- Its from-price is 17% below the median of the 34 experiences we list in Birmingham.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 24 of 34.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, grew up on iron and steel and is now known for its civil rights sites, a giant cast-iron statue and a strong food scene.
Birmingham sits in a valley at the southern end of the Appalachians, where coal, iron ore and limestone lay close together, and was founded in 1871 as a railroad and steel town, named after the English industrial city. Vulcan, a 56-foot cast-iron statue of the Roman god of the forge, stands on Red Mountain above the city, and Sloss Furnaces, a preserved blast-furnace works, is a National Historic Landmark.
Top-ranked sights in Birmingham: Birmingham Zoo.
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