If you go to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

• Where: 520 16th Street North, Birmingham, Ala.

• Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays

• How much: Adults, $10; seniors, $5; college students, $4; children 17 and under, free

• Getting there: The Dart, a trolley bus system, runs in downtown Birmingham seven days a week, 10 a.m.-midnight; the institute is a regular stop on the east/west red line.

• Phone: 205-328-9696

• Web: www.bcri.org

• Nearby attractions: The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, 1631 Fourth Ave. North, celebrates such artists as Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington (205-254-2731).

A block away, the Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park at Fourth Ave. North at 18th Street honors the Birmingham native and lead singer of the Temptations with a statue of the group.