What You Will Do
Save and do more as you explore these attractions located in The Shoals, a collection the four great cities of Florence, Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals.
What's Included:
- Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
- Helen Keller Birthplace/Ivy Green
- Frank Lloyd Wright - Rosenbaum House
- Belle Mont Mansion
- Alabama Music Hall Of Fame
- Florence Indian Mound And Museum
- W. C. Handy Home And Museum
- Florence Indian Mound And Museum
- Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
- Fame Recording Studios
Operating hours are subject to change, please confirm before visiting.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 3614 N Jackson Hwy,
1
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
3 hours
A tourist attraction by day and a working studio at night, Muscle Shoals Sound has produced hundreds of hit records. Artists that have recorded in the studio include the Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Chris Stapleton, Bob Seger and scores more.
2
Helen Keller Birthplace
3 hours
Helen Keller's Birthplace was build in 1820 by Helen's grandfather David Keller, the main house is of Virginia cottage construction. The school house that Annie Sullivan took Helen away from her parents still remain next to the main house and the water pump where she learned her first word water in located in the back yard. Much of the Keller furniture still remains in the home. As guest arrive they will be given a guided tour by one of the docents . The average guest spends about 45 mins touring the home and beautiful grounds.
3
Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House
3 hours
An American architectural treasure, this house was built for newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum of Florence, Alabama, in 1939. The house is the only structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the state of Alabama, and one of the only such houses in the southeast that is open to the public. Wright's Usonian design (named for the United State of America) was offered as a low-cost home for middle income families. This house sits on a two-acre lot, very near downtown Florence and facing the Tennessee River. This treasure, meticulously preserved, is now a museum, open to the public .
4
Belle Mont Mansion
3 hours
Belle Mont Mansion is a historic house-museum that was constructed circa 1828.
5
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
3 hours
We incorporate every genre of music as well as every area of the field of music in our museum, honoring music achievers from the great state of Alabama. Music actually got its start right here in Alabama with some of the greatest, most well known singers, songwriters, bands, producers, managers and recording studio's all having strong ties to Alabama.
6
Indian Mound & Museum
3 hours
The large earthen mound known as the Florence Indian Mound was the heart of a large prehistoric cultural center that dominated this section of the Tennessee River Valley thousands of years ago. Walk up the mound to reflect on those that lived and celebrated on this important high ground. Visit the museum to see the collection of American Indian relics found in area, with chronological displays and explanations of artifacts from Paleo to Historic periods. This site is very important to numerous Southeastern indigenous tribes who assert an ancestral connection with those who built and occupied Alabama’s ancient mounds
7
W. C. Handy Birthplace, Museum & Library
3 hours
We are a non-profit group promoting the Legacy of W. C. Handy ("Father of the Blues") through his birth-home, and donated memorabilia, and community library.
8
Indian Mound & Museum
3 hours
The large earthen mound known as the Florence Indian Mound was the heart of a large prehistoric cultural center that dominated this section of the Tennessee River Valley thousands of years ago. Walk up the mound to reflect on those that lived and celebrated on this important high ground. Visit the museum to see the collection of American Indian relics found in area, with chronological displays and explanations of artifacts from Paleo to Historic periods. This site is very important to numerous Southeastern indigenous tribes who assert an ancestral connection with those who built and occupied Alabama’s ancient mounds
9
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
2 hours
The Tennessee Valley Museum of Art offers a variety of multi-disciplined exhibitions annually. The permanent exhibition of the Martin Petroglyph is on display in a replicated bluff shelter setting. Their permanent collection holds the largest body of works by Alabama folk artist Ethel Davis.
10
Fame Recording Studios
2 hours
FAME Music was established in 1959 in Florence, Alabama and has gone on to be the heartbeat of the Muscle Shoals Sound with entities including FAME Publishing, FAME Recording Studios, FAME Records and Muscle Shoals Records. FAME moved to Muscle Shoals in 1961. FAME has worked in the studio with some of the Greatest artists in Rock music history. Artists such as Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Otis Redding, the Osmonds, Jerry Reed, Alabama, Mac Davis, the Gatlin Brothers, Bobbie Gentry and many others.
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