This park definitely invokes all the feels about the Africa American experience during the struggle for equal treatment. The monuments took my breath away. We had some real conversation about the happenings, we looked up historical data and We left with a greater appreciation of what the fight for civil rights entailed for those sprayed with hoses and attacked by police and dogs.

This is a great experience! Especially as an add-on to the Civil Rights Museum. The museum isnt currently open, so Im visiting what I can and the sculpture is well done and powerful in its own right.I did get a little hustled though by a homeless man - he told me those signs wont tell you anything, let me tell you everything and launched into a barely understandable spiel that lasted for a few minutes. I didnt mind (and didnt feel threatened) but unless you want to part with some cash, you might want to tell him you dont have any up front.

I grew up in Alabama and had never visited this historic landmark. It was so moving and full of history. I was so happy to be able to visit the sites in that area. I will definitely be back woth my family!!

Site of so much history connected with the civil rights movement. This is an important spot for anyone who wants to the history of where we once were and how it’s still important to where we are headed. The art is amazing and very powerful.

I visited this place right after visiting civil rights museum. If you are visiting museum, take some time to see the monuments and sculptures.

Incredible place to learn about the civil rights movement. There is an interactive tour that is accessible by telephone. The stories and the sculptures are humbling. I didnt expect to feel as heavy as I felt. I also met Stanley who is in a wheelchair. Stanley offered to show me around. I found it best to walk in a clockwise direction. I highly recommend visiting the park as the civil rights was not that long ago and it effects you whether you recognize it or not.Note: both the civil rights museum and baseball museum are closed on Mondays.

It was a very nice historical park lots of class details about civil rights.

Nice little place. .. sunshine, fresh air, easy parking, easy on/off. I-65, MLK statue, near the church and civil rights center

It was amazing there was a guy out there with so much information that wasnt on the plagues. I was so happy to have this experience with my family.

Across the street from the 16th St Baptist church, this place pulses with history, of both hope and the oppression from which that hope sprang. I was sad the civil rights museum was closed, but the park is uplifting all by itself.

I married the love of my life in this historical park. Forever etched in my marital history.

Very informative, and a very beautiful park.

Thanks to Ricky for sharing his story with me, and Tony for taking the Freedom Walk with me. You made it a special experience.

I found peace just being there...

So much historic value. Feels like a place we should all go learn about some history.

So much history packed into a small place. Self guiding audio tours are available.

Its a good place to learn History that happened back in the the 1960s especially if you cant make it to the museum.

Make sure you call the phone number to do the audio walking tour. The exhibits are really powerful in terms of immersing yourself in the environment of the Birmingham Campaign. Its a shame the fountains were empty and not working. Also be aware that homeless people in Birmingham tend to hang around this area because its high traffic for tourists.

We served the homeless here on a Saturday morning. Its very nice and has alot of history to offer. This park is very clean and a must see if you are in the area.

Extremely informative park giving vivid depictions of the hardships of blacks during the segregation of the south. Well kept lawns. Adjacent to 16th Street Baptist Church and The Civil Rights Institute & Museum.

An eye opening experience for me to be able to take a trip back in time to gain a greater understanding as to how things were. It is a beautiful park, with a not so beautiful history.

The place I chose to marry the love of my life with close family and friends surrounding us.

One of the most impressive civil rights monuments Ive had the pleasure to visit; especially in the current climate.

This is a part of history I only heard about but this place made me feel how horrible and sad the event was. Nice park and well built statues. Location is rough. Will highly suggest to go in a group so that you will not be harassed by homeless people.

Part of Birminghams civil rights history in a walk through park. Its a great place to teach children about civil rights movement.

Eye opening, moving moments in history.

Great place to visit and have .

This park was amazing.

Great park nice vibe everyone should visit when they have a chance

Beautiful place to remind Birmingham of its troubled past and how we can be better.

An amazing park, worth the visit. There are sculptures spread through the park with associated plaques telling the story of 1963 Birmingham. Many of the sculptures are extremely moving, evoking fear, sadness, and anger, but also hope for a better world. I went around sunrise and it was pretty good lighting for great photos. The park was pretty empty around that time.

EXCELLENT see our Heritage

The most humbling experiences one would ever have the privilege to obtain.

This park was ground zero for Birminghams civil rights movement. There is a fantastic free audio tour taking you from one amazing and powerful sculpture to the next. This tour was educational and awakening. I love this beautiful park. Ill definitely go back again. You can feel the history here. Very powerful place.

Beautiful. Ive never seen a neon green butterfly until i visited here. Very important part of American History was captured here in statue and plaques. A lot of homeless people hanging in the park, but werent a bother. They were very kind with greetings. We did happen to get one gentleman a meal at a Resturaunt called Ms Bs a block away. We didnt eat there, so i cant give it a review.

Love it . Im loveong Al

So much History. I urge every one to go during the week. They have too many *unofficial* tour guides on the Weekend.

Learned alot

Pretty downtown park.

What a beautiful place just bursting with history. The Freedom Walk was incredibly powerful and moving. When my son is old enough to understand, we will visit Birmingham and this park together.

The story of Kelly Ingram is one of valor and camaraderie, but it does not relate to the civil rights movement at all. It is time to rename this park!There are many sculptures sprinkled through the park, and these tell the story of the fight for equality. This park needs a tour on its own to be familiar with the works of art that abound. This park is also the beginning of a walking tour called the freedom trail. I highly suggest this walking tour, one of many offered by the plaques that stand in the downtown area of Birmingham.

Park was clean & quite to bad the rain forced me to leave so sad?

Its a great place to visit from a historical standpoint. However, at night its a magnet for homeless people.

Beautiful and well maintained. I loved every minute of being there. It was humbling and touching. A place everyone should visit at least once.

I took a minute to walk through the park. I had just left the area a week prior because of jury duty. It hit me how history is right here in Birmingham. Moving throughout this city with my eyes wide shut

Very educational park.

Most that we saw were still observing distancing and mask protocol.

Its a really interesting place to learn more about the history of slavery and African Americans, I strongly recommend it.

Love the history.

Although the history presented is painful its message is one of hope and love. Powerful and emotional.

History History History you must take a walk down memory lane. You dont know your past you cant know your future. Must see for all that visit Birmingham. Sad but eventful Knowledge is change. Bring your cameras and tissue lasting memory.

This park which sits catty-corner to the 16th Street Baptist Church features several pieces of evocative and exquisite statuary which commemorate key moments from the Civil Rights Era.The natural setting is conducive for quiet contemplation.

Beautiful park with significant markers and civil rights sites in its midst.

Awesome experience. Thank God for Change

Not much play space, but cool monuments.

Those were truly hard times for African Americans. The park on represent a small amount of what black people had to go through. Dont think racism has gone away. Racism is still here to stay. Back in the day racism was in the jails and hospitals it still is. Weve come a long ways and we still have a long ways to go.

Beautiful park. Sure you can find a kind man to be your guide. Ours was terrific. Very informative.

Very moving park. The statues that tell Birminghams civil rights fight are powerful.

Very beautiful and haunting history of the Civil Rights struggle for African Americans. We went at night which really made it a more sombre experience. There are a few homeless who stay there but they are harmless, usually asking for change and one gentleman walked around with us to point out each sculptures meaning as well as the memorial to the Birmingham bombing victims across the way. Just use common sense and go with others if you visit in the evening.

Beautiful And lovely poor but we could not even have a picking than it conversation there. During the almost 15 minutes we were sitting there Discussing an upcoming Property Decision with a business associate and doctor, We had 8 people Harass us for money, cigarets, food, etc. They didnt just ask once they would argue with us about why we werent giving them anything and why we should give them something. It would get downright hostile with some of them and 2 of them followed us to our cars. We finally had to leave without finishing our discussion because everyone was so uncomfortable. The police need to really get in there and clean out all those parks so that the public, who actually funds them, can enjoy them.

Pretty okay park

All BHMians should visit! It’s a rich place to teach our families about BHMs complex past, to remember the sacrifice of some many who fought for equal justice & opportunity for everyone in BHM, & prayerfully propel us toward a brighter future!

Very humbling. History isnt always understandable, however it is... history to learn from.

Great place to go to to walk around and check out the museum on a date Maybe. Very knowledgeable I made that word up LOL

Nice, breezy day. Enjoyed the park, and walking fir a cause. Jorys Journey Walk for Autism Awareness. Park was nice and clean

Nice, clean civil rights themed small Park

Enjoyed sharing the History with my Fifteen year old Nephew!!

Great place to learn the history of the civil rights movement in Birmingham. Monument statues all over, and at least 3 guided paths you can walk around downtown to follow the different marches that took place during the movements. We followed the Palm Sunday March, which MLKJ had also participated in when he got arrested and then sent the famous letter from Birmingham jail. That took us to city hall and Linn Park, with at least 15 signs guiding the way and sharing inspirational thoughts, photos, and history, as well as ideas for discussion and education for young and old.

A living monument to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices and suffering of those who fought for our Civil Rights. The statues & plaques situated throughout the park tell the story of triumph in a unique & beautiful park.

Nice historic park to visit. Great place to take kids. Nice walk. Plenty of parking.

A wonderful slice of Birmingham history. A must visit historical civil rights site.

Smells like urine.

This display of American history is captivating.

The often brutal fight for civil rights is not that far behind us. Look at these statues and the church across the street and remember what has been gained...and lost. I started listening to the audio tour, but ended up talking to a elderly homeless man instead. The people in the park are the most respectful and placid homeless population that I have encountered in many decades of urban living. They were all sitting in what I assume are their spots, and stayed put. Nobody asked me for anything. I was there with my young son and elderly mother and did not feel unsafe. The only annoyance that I encountered was a younger man who came over from across the street and zoomed in on me with some story about a pregnant wife and blatantly asked for money.

Great area to protest/gather

Very glad for the opportunity to take my son to this important location of our history as a nation. The park is well laid out, and the sculptures are hauntingly creative. As other reviewers have said- be prepared to be solicited by panhandlers.

Its a great and wonderful place to learn about our black history on young teens today need to go and learn about our culture and our past so they can put the guns down and pick up more books for knowledge and education to make this world a better place for colored people

We visited the RESPECT Rally at the park and it was lovely to participate with that as well as be able to walk through the park to explain African American history to my son through the art available throughout the park.

Five stars as far as the history goes 0 Stars 4 the bombs and homeless that uses this place for a dope hole

The rich history of this corner in Birmingham should not go unnoticed when visiting the city. At the epicenter of the civil Rights movement, Kelly Ingram Park continues to provide the stage for some of the nations and the areas most important political and societal conversations.

Historical in value, great for walking and jogging onnthe many sidewalk paths throughout the park. Parking on 3 side is awesome!

Good park, just ignore any homeless people who come up to you asking for money and they will leave you alone. The park has many monuments dedicated to those that played a part in the Civil Rights Movement. There is even a monument dedicated to the four girls who died in the sixteenth Street Baptist church bombing. Across the street from the civil rights movement. Kiddy corner from the park is the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Only a few blocks from Linn Park.

Beautiful, historic site.

Love it!!!!Please visit this place...If you would like to learn history about things that happened back in the 60s and back.Come visit..

A park with historical significance. Came for Juneteenth but learned more from the statues and markers. Nearby the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum. You should visit both for a fil picture of the movements history in Birmingham.

A very well done step by step recount of Birmingham Civil rights protests through sculpture, statue and descriptive placards. Quite movingGives one pause for trying to imdert how some could be so cruel to fellow humans because of the color of their skin and Im particular children of the color of their skin. The park is very well kept. It needs to be preserved as as reminder of what happened. One block away is the Citizens Drugstore building. Meter parking on street.

Very touching walking in the steps of civil rights history. Touching . Heart felt. Uplifting.Energizing . Thank God for our ancestors an their struggle sacrifice for the betterment of all people!

You can read and watch documentaries and try to learn, but there is something much more powerful about walking through history.

Great for a lot of important information and a great event going on for back to school.

Really well done park, with some very important sculptures.

Well put together park and enjoy walking thru every week

It was my first time coming and we were there to see Bernie Sanders. It was a nice park with alot of history all around.

Really clean, safe environment, spacious, black historical statues, centered location downtown, convenient parking, police presence, Art museum, friendly vendors

Great concept with recorded guided tours. Many of the displays are starting to rust and need to be restored. A dry 4 pool fountain in the middle of the park is the biggest sign that repair and restoration is needed. The park was pretty clean for a crumbling park.

Many walk by this park and don’t recognize they are walking on a historical site that changed the south. After touring the Human Rights Museum in Memphis, this brought to light much of what we learned there. The sculptures challenge you as you are able to see yourself in the perspective of those being horribly mistreated by racism. The dogs, the imprisonment, the water canons, the children killed by the church bombing. At the same site, you can see the march routes and follow those. Every 100 meters or so there is a marker with further information on what was going on at two key marches that took place. This isn’t something to be rushed through, allow yourself the time to experience what this place meant for history. Across the street from the park is 16th Street Baptist Church one of many churches bombed. After seeing the history of this site, it challenges you to think what your voice is about today...are there things that I need to be fighting for or speaking on behalf of??

Great reflection on the struggle, need to figure out how to keep the panhandlers out.

First time at this park, came to hear Bernie Sanders geat turnout. Really nice park.

Went to the park for #FreedomFest2019 and had a great time!

The atmosphere whats real serene a lot of people of all races mix and finally they even had people giving away food and stuff God is doing something big here in Birmingham dont sleep on it!!!

Wonderful back to school event, my hats off to the mayor!