Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Steve’s take

Across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church where four girls were killed in 1963. This is not a fun stop. It's an important one. The museum walks you through the civil rights movement with exhibits that will leave your family quiet in the car for twenty minutes afterward — the good kind of quiet, the thinking kind. For families with kids over ten, this is a stop that matters. For younger kids, judge your own family's readiness.