Sometimes the most extraordinary things are hiding in plain sight, and Birmingham’s got a 56-foot Roman god watching over the city like a very large, very metal guardian angel.
The Vulcan statue at Vulcan Park and Museum isn’t just big, it’s the largest cast iron statue in the world, and it’s been standing tall over the Magic City since it made quite the impression at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
You know what’s funny about having the world’s largest cast iron statue in your backyard?
Most folks drive past it every day without giving it a second thought…