Sebring to Birmingham train

Sebring is a central Florida city located at the end of Lake Wales Ridge, offering a long stretch of freshwater lakes up to 100 miles. Due to the lake, Sebring has many spots for fishing, diving, and relaxing on the beach. In addition, the city is popular for the Sebring International Raceway and home to the 12 Hours of Sebring for sports car and race enthusiasts. Sebring also features different outdoor areas for viewing wildlife, camping, fishing, and diving, like the Highlands Hammock State Park and Lake Jackson. There are also historical exhibits and art locations, like the Military Sea Services Museum, Children's Museum of the Highlands, and SFSC Museum of Florida Art and Culture.

After sundown, Sebring has different spots for nightlife, like pubs, wine bars, watering holes, taverns, and restaurants that you can visit. The city has a vibrant wine scene, with wineries, wine bars, farms, and vineyards. It also has a fast-growing beer scene, with brewing companies, gastropubs, beer gardens, and brewpubs.

Sebring is a highly-accessible city. Amtrak and Amtrak Silver Service provide train service through the city, while Tornado Bus and El Expreso Bus offer bus services.

Birmingham may not be the capital of Alabama, but it does hold the crown as both the cultural and entertainment capital of the Cotton State. The second-most populous city, Birmingham was founded during the Reconstruction Period, which followed the American Civil War.

Quietly going about its business as an industrial powerhouse, producing much of America's iron and steel, Birmingham didn't enter the world's consciousness until the Civil Rights Movement one hundred years later. It’s one of the 8 iconic cities on our Martin Luther King, Jr. road trip, as it’s the city where Dr. King wrote his famous “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” When visiting, be sure to stop at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to learn more about the city’s civil rights history.

Today known as America's 'Magic City,' new life has been blown into downtown Birmingham in recent years. Its streets have been cleaned up, allowing the city's historical gems such as the Alabama Theater to shine once more both by day and by night.

The Birmingham Museum of Art contains the most extensive collection of artworks in the southeastern United States. It's connected to the nightlife districts of Five Points South, Lakeview, and Uptown by a series of charming tree-lined public squares. Close by Five Points South also lies Red Mountain's Vulcan Park, home to the world's largest cast-iron statue. It was made for the St. Louis World Fair of 1904.

Birmingham is an important regional hub linking the Deep South, the Appalachian Mountains, and Piedmont. Travelers can easily reach other noteworthy destinations in the U.S., including Dallas, Phoenix, and Montgomery, thanks to the hundreds of bus and train routes to and from Birmingham.