East Lake Travel Guide
Birmingham
Popular places to visit
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Walk around the campus at University of Alabama at Birmingham during your visit to Birmingham. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Barber Motorsports Park
Watch cars speed around the twisty track and admire vintage motorcycles in the museum at Alabama’s motoring hub.
The Summit
You can enjoy retail therapy at The Summit during your stay in Birmingham. Attend a sporting event or discover the area's mountain views.
Birmingham Zoo
Why not see the exotic and native animals who live at Birmingham Zoo during your holiday in Birmingham? In the area, take in the acclaimed theatre scene and mountain views.
Alabama Theater
Get tickets for a show at Alabama Theater, a popular theatre in Birmingham. Experience the area's great live music or attend a sporting event.
Sloss Furnaces
Delve into the industrial history of Alabama at this hulking factory ruin, where generations of workers once toiled.
Top hotels in East Lake
Days Inn by Wyndham Hoover Birmingham
Clean other than couple strands of hair in restroom
Reviewed on 19 Mar 2026
Red Roof Inn Birmingham South
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Reviewed on 21 Mar 2026
Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel
Clean and spacious room. Staff at the brunch were extremely friendly! True southern hospitality
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2026
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Hoover
It was fine. Not great, but fine. Breakfast was lacking flavor, sausage gravy not good. But pancakes were nice.
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2026
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Birmingham Homewood
The staff was only helpful when it was convenient for them... very little selection at breakfast or in the store. Maids did the bare minimum to our room, rust stains throughout the room, but my favorite was that somehow, when they gave us a room, we attempted to enter, the key worked fine and low ...
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2026
Embassy Suites Hotel Birmingham
The staff was okay at check in. The girl held a conversation about Wendy’s with another worker an barely made any comments towards me about my stay. Went directly to the room and wanted to wash my hands and 2 out of the 3 hand towels had hair in them. The pillows are awful. The shower had very little ...
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around East Lake
Woodlawn
While there might not be top attractions in Woodlawn, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Avondale Brewing Company and Sloss Furnaces.
Irondale
Visitors to Irondale enjoy its restaurants, and if you want to do some exploring, Train Watching Platform is worth a stop.
East Birmingham
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in East Birmingham and surrounding area, you can visit Avondale Brewing Company and Sloss Furnaces.
Avondale
You'll enjoy the mountain views and live music in Avondale. You might want to make time for a stop at Avondale Brewing Company or Sloss Furnaces.
Forest Park
If you're spending some time in Forest Park, Avondale Brewing Company and Highland Park Golf Course are top sights worth seeing.
Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook is noteworthy for its restaurants, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Birmingham Zoo.
