If you want to look out over Birmingham from its most famous overlook, the Vulcan statue at Vulcan Park, be ready to climb the stairs. Visitors had been prohibited from going up the elevator or ...

Overlooking the city of Birmingham is a bearded man that pays homage to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. The largest cast iron statue in the world, Vulcan is a reminder of the city's iron ...

The statue re-opened to the public in 2003. When it’s open for a full year, Vulcan typically draws more than 160,000 visitors, with residents using it as the go-to place to give visitors the ...