It is a suburb of Birmingham and it is made up of Vestavia, Liberty Park, and Cahaba Heights.

Vestavia Hills is named for the 20-acre (8.1 ha) estate of former Birmingham mayor George B.

The 2+1⁄2-story house was patterned after the circular Temple of Vesta in Rome, with dark pink sandstone walls encircled by 20 massive white Doric columns surmounted by a carved entablature.

The extensive gardens, populated by statuary and peacocks, surrounded a smaller domed gazebo patterned after the Temple of Sibyl in Tivoli.

After Ward's death, the house, something of a tourist stop near the highway between Birmingham and Montgomery, was used as a tearoom and reception hall before being purchased by Vestavia Hills Baptist Church.

[7] The local garden club moved the gazebo to a prominent outcropping closer to the highway, there to serve as a landmark gateway into the community.

[8] The Vestavia Hills Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code is 78552.

The high quality of the school system in Vestavia Hills has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal and other sources.

Vestavia Hills High School is known for the success of its math and debate teams, which have each won several national competitions.

In Fall 2006, the Vestavia Hills Board of Education moved to petition the federal government to end the required desegregation busing of predominantly black students from the Shannon/Oxmoor Valley area due to overcrowding.

Any students currently enrolled at any Vestavia Hills' school will be allowed to continue in the system until graduation.

Right now, the city of Vestavia supports youth baseball, softball, girls and boys basketball, wrestling, soccer, lacrosse, football, flag-football, cheerleading, tennis, and swimming.

The park includes many community areas such as the Vestavia Hills Swimming Pool, the Civic Center, and the Senior's Lodge.

Wald Park offers five baseball fields, a walking track, a Community Playground, as well as a skatepark.

There are plans to expand the complex to include an amphitheater, water area, dog park, and walking trails.