Guidebook for Helena

Joseph
Guidebook for Helena

Sightseeing

Great place for outdoor fun! Run, cycle, mountain bike, hike, golf, horseback riding and much more.
114 locals recommend
Oak Mountain State Park
200 Terrace Dr
114 locals recommend
Great place for outdoor fun! Run, cycle, mountain bike, hike, golf, horseback riding and much more.
Beautiful and well kept gardens
101 locals recommend
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Rd
101 locals recommend
Beautiful and well kept gardens
The iron man
203 locals recommend
Vulcan Park and Museum
1701 Valley View Dr
203 locals recommend
The iron man
The highest natural point in Alabama. A nice day trip.
13 locals recommend
Cheaha Mountain
13 locals recommend
The highest natural point in Alabama. A nice day trip.
very nice waterfall hiking and park. A nice day trip.
41 locals recommend
Noccalula Falls Park & Campgrounds
1500 Noccalula Rd
41 locals recommend
very nice waterfall hiking and park. A nice day trip.

Food Scene

Joseph's favorite breakfast place.
22 locals recommend
Big Bad Breakfast
5361 US-280
22 locals recommend
Joseph's favorite breakfast place.
Nice little family owned Italian restaurant. Joe has since passed but his wife can still be found in the kitchen from time to time.
Joe's Italian
21 Weatherly Club Dr
Nice little family owned Italian restaurant. Joe has since passed but his wife can still be found in the kitchen from time to time.
Another of Joseph's favorite restaurants.
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q
295 Alabaster Blvd
Another of Joseph's favorite restaurants.
One of Bryneth's favorites, she loves the lemongrass tofu.
Panda House
750 Colonial Promenade Pkwy
One of Bryneth's favorites, she loves the lemongrass tofu.
Fast pizza is popping up everywhere but this is one of Joseph's favorites.
Uncle Maddio's Pizza
210 Doug Baker Blvd
Fast pizza is popping up everywhere but this is one of Joseph's favorites.

Everything Else

Nice pedestrian only walking/running trail. As you face the front of the school, park on the right side of the school where the trail begins.
Helena Middle School
1299 Hillsboro Pkwy
Nice pedestrian only walking/running trail. As you face the front of the school, park on the right side of the school where the trail begins.
There is a nice park, museum, old town shoppes and restaurants.
Helena
There is a nice park, museum, old town shoppes and restaurants.
A great place to walk, run or simply hang out.
14 locals recommend
Veterans Park
4800 Valleydale Rd
14 locals recommend
A great place to walk, run or simply hang out.
Walking trails, running track and more.
Heardmont Park
5458 Cahaba Valley Rd
Walking trails, running track and more.
A nice place to hike.
34 locals recommend
Moss Rock Preserve
617 Preserve Way
34 locals recommend
A nice place to hike.

Shopping

Large indoor shopping mall. A lot of restaurants encircle the mall.
27 locals recommend
Galleria station
27 locals recommend
Large indoor shopping mall. A lot of restaurants encircle the mall.
Another great indoor shopping mall with several restaurant options.
10 locals recommend
Brookwood Village
780 Brookwood Village
10 locals recommend
Another great indoor shopping mall with several restaurant options.
A large and wonderful outdoor shopping mall with many high end stores and restaurants.
107 locals recommend
The Summit Birmingham
214 Summit Blvd
107 locals recommend
A large and wonderful outdoor shopping mall with many high end stores and restaurants.
Shopping and restaurants. Wal-Mart, Lowes, Books-a-million, Sports Clips, Old Navy, Chick-fil-a, Jim-n-Nicks BBQ, and Ruby Tuesday among others.
Colonial Promenade Alabaster
300 Colonial Promenade Pkwy
Shopping and restaurants. Wal-Mart, Lowes, Books-a-million, Sports Clips, Old Navy, Chick-fil-a, Jim-n-Nicks BBQ, and Ruby Tuesday among others.
Shopping and restaurants. Best Buy, Dicks, Target, Olive Garden, Longhorn, Steak-n-Shake, and Starbucks among others.
Panera Bread
100 S Colonial Dr
Shopping and restaurants. Best Buy, Dicks, Target, Olive Garden, Longhorn, Steak-n-Shake, and Starbucks among others.
An outdoor shopping complex with many great stores and restaurants including a movie theatre, Barnes and Nobles, Panera Bread, Zoe's Kitchen, Dicks and much more.
7 locals recommend
Patton Creek Shopping Center
4445 Creekside Ave
7 locals recommend
An outdoor shopping complex with many great stores and restaurants including a movie theatre, Barnes and Nobles, Panera Bread, Zoe's Kitchen, Dicks and much more.

Essentials

Closest grocery store
Publix Super Market at Crow's Corner
4730 Hwy 17
Closest grocery store
Currently the closest Whole Foods, they are building one closer - we can't wait!
32 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3100 Cahaba Village Pl
32 locals recommend
Currently the closest Whole Foods, they are building one closer - we can't wait!
Trader Joe's, need I say more.
17 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
205 Summit Blvd
17 locals recommend
Trader Joe's, need I say more.
Awesome farmers market
55 locals recommend
The Market at Pepper Place | Saturday Farmers Market
2829 2nd Ave S
55 locals recommend
Awesome farmers market

Entertainment & Activities

A really nice zoo, fun for the whole family
9 locals recommend
B'Ham Zoo station
9 locals recommend
A really nice zoo, fun for the whole family

Arts & Culture

Open to the public for tee times.
Eagle Point
4500 Eagle Point Drive
Open to the public for tee times.
Golf in a state park. Nice course.
Oak Mountain Golf Course Pro Shop
877 John Findlay Dr
Golf in a state park. Nice course.
Voted one of the Best Courses you can Play by GolfWeek
Timberline Golf Club
300 Timberline Trail
Voted one of the Best Courses you can Play by GolfWeek
Home of the minor league baseball team, the Birmingham Barons.
65 locals recommend
Regions Field
1401 1st Ave S
65 locals recommend
Home of the minor league baseball team, the Birmingham Barons.
A great music venue
15 locals recommend
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
1000 Amphitheater Rd
15 locals recommend
A great music venue
A venue for concerts and other events.
69 locals recommend
Alabama Theatre
1817 3rd Ave N
69 locals recommend
A venue for concerts and other events.
Performing arts venue
12 locals recommend
Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave S
12 locals recommend
Performing arts venue
Multiple venues covering a variety of entertainment.
28 locals recommend
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
2100 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N
28 locals recommend
Multiple venues covering a variety of entertainment.
Local & national acts play at this live-music venue boasting 2 main concert halls.
14 locals recommend
WorkPlay
500 23rd St S
14 locals recommend
Local & national acts play at this live-music venue boasting 2 main concert halls.