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Introduction
Experience "Adventures in Southern Culture" while visiting Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia and Sheffield. Great music, diverse history, inspirational people, amazing architecture, world class golf and fishing offer the perfect vacation destination.
Explore Native American culture at the Florence Indian Mound and visit the museum housing rare and ancient artifacts. Pope's Tavern Museum was once a stagecoach stop, inn and Civil War hospital.
The W.C. Handy Home and Museum offers a glimpse into the life of the "Father of the Blues" from his humble beginnings as a preacher's son to composing many classics. Florence is also home to the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed structure in Alabama, the Rosenbaum Home, an excellent example of his Usonian style.
Children love the hands-on experiences at the Children's Museum of the Shoals.
Travelers from around the world visit the Tuscumbia Birthplace of Helen Keller, whose story of courage is known everywhere. Nearby, the Alabama Music Hall of Fame is a showcase for the famous music of Muscle Shoals, and for the achievements of hundreds of important musical artists from Alabama. To these attractions, add visits to the recording studios of FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound, and you will see that the area offers a compelling destination.
The world’s only Coon Dog Cemetery, a unique tribute to man’s best friend, and Spring Park, with its spectacular Light and Water Show, appeal to families. Train enthusiasts will love the Tuscumbia Train Depot while other history buffs will appreciate Belle Mont Mansion and the LaGrange College Site and Pioneer Park.
Outdoor enthusiasts will trek hiking and biking trails or explore the natural beauty of Cane Creek Canyon. Indeed, there is “something for everyone!”
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