Decatur (Big Bob Gibson) ★ 4.7
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.
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.
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.