Field Trips and Site Visits

A group of students listen to a ranger program in Kelly Ingram Park. Some of the students stand between statues honor the children who marched and the many that were jailed.

NPS/ Rolando Herts

 

Field trips and site visits to the monument are offered year round, but come prepared for the weather. Summers can be hot and muggy. Winters can be cold and windy.

Any group (school, religious, family reunion, etc.) with 15 people or more visiting the national monument and wanting a ranger talk should book a program. Please submit your request 2 weeks before desired program date. Requests made less than 2 weeks of desired date or programs for drop in groups will be considered but may not be able to be accommodated due to limited staffing.

Park Rangers provide interactive and informative experiences for students and groups using their historical knowledge. They encourage active participation, critical thinking, and analyzing connections between historical events. Field trips to the national monument can include several sites around Birmingham, Alabama, including the locations below.

 

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  A.G. Gaston Motel

  The A.G. Gaston motel served as a safe space for black travelers and a meeting point for Civil Rights leaders.

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  Kelly Ingram Park

  Kelly Ingram Park is where protests started. It is also where children protestors were violently attacked in the Birmingham Campaign.

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  4th Avenue Business District

  The 1922 Colored Masonic Temple served as a social and commercial hub in the 4th Avenue Business District.

 

Please note the following locations are not run by the National Park Service.

The National Park Service cannot book these tours for you. Please click these links to find booking information.

• Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
• Historic Bethel Baptist Church
• Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

 

How to Book a Program

To request a program, please fill out the education form below. Once submitted and reviewed, NPS staff will contact you.

NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/30/2025

Learning Accommodations

Does anyone in your group need any accommodations?

Yes No

If yes, describe the accommodation need.

Next Step

School / Organization Contact Information

School / Organization Name (required)

Name of Requester/Contact Person (required)

Title / Position (required)

Contact Email Address (required)

Contact Phone Number (required)
123-456-7890 extension if any

Mailing Address (required)

City (required)

State (required)

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ZIP (required)
Five digit ZIP code [99999]

Next Step

Group Details - Park Visit/ Field Trip

Name of Primary Contact Visiting if Different Than Above (optional)

Title / Position of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Email Address of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Phone Number of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)
Format: 123-456-7890

Program Name or Subject Requested/Self-Guided

Grade Level(s) of Students (required)

Number of Staff / Chaperones (required)

Number of Students (required)

Preferred Date of Visit (required)
format mmddyyyy

My preferred date has been confirmed by the park (required)

Yes No

Preferred Program Start Time (required)

Alternative Date(s) (required)
Enter one or more dates .

Anticipated Arrival Time (required)

Anticipated Departure Time (required)

Mode of Transportation (required)

Disclaimer:

A park representative will follow-up to confirm group details once this request has been received and reviewed.

Submit my Education Reservation Request

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NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Notices

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: Public Law 114-289 National Park Service Centennial Act and 54 U.S.C. 100701 Protection, interpretation, and research in System.

Purpose: To administer education programs for education audiences including but not limited to school groups, scouting groups, extracurricular groups, and home school groups.

Routine Uses: To effectively manage requests for education received by the NPS, the Education Reservation Request Form is used to collect basic education reservation information to facilitate operational aspects of scheduling groups for park education programs, including in-park education programs, ranger in classroom programs, and/or online distance learning programs.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to provide the requested information may impede the ability to grant your education reservation request.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to provide park managers and educators the information needed to schedule and conduct education program activities. All applicable parts of the form must be completed in order for your request to be considered. You are not required to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number 1024-0288.

Estimated Burden Statement

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Do not send your completed form to this address.