6 cool places to beat the heat in the Birmingham area

This story first appeared in the Lede, a digital news publication delivered to our subscribers every morning. Go here to subscribe.Temperatures have been climbing in Alabama, reaching 90 degrees or more. It’s time to get wet, chill out, make a splash and take the plunge. Here are six cool places to beat the heat in the Birmingham area.Swimming hole at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson. (Dennis Pillion | dpillion@AL.com)Swimming holes at Turkey Creek Nature PreserveWhere: Off Narrows Road near Alabama 79 in Pinson, about 12 miles north of Interstate 20/59 in Birmingham.