Tuscaloosa (Dreamland BBQ) ★ 4.6
Tuscaloosa sits 60 minutes west of Birmingham via I-20 with the original 1958 Dreamland BBQ shack on 15th Avenue East serving the canonical Alabama rack.
Decatur (Big Bob Gibson) is a food day trips in Birmingham.
Decatur sits 85 minutes north of Birmingham via I-65 with Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the 1925 birthplace of Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken.
Tuscaloosa sits 60 minutes west of Birmingham via I-20 with the original 1958 Dreamland BBQ shack on 15th Avenue East serving the canonical Alabama rack.
Chilton County sits 45 minutes south of Birmingham on I-65 with Durbin Farms Market on US-31 anchoring peach country from late May through August.
Florence in the Shoals sits 2 hours north of Birmingham via I-65 and US-72, with Trowbridge's ice cream parlor since 1918 and a strong music-history day-trip.
Mountain Brook English Village sits 15 minutes south of Birmingham on Cahaba Road with Continental Bakery, Chez Lulu and Brick and Tin in the cafe map.