W.C. Handy Home & Museum

W.C. Handy, the Father of the Blues, birthplace is in the Shoals.  Completely restored, the blues legend's birthplace houses a collection of memorabilia, musical instruments, library, and original manuscripts from some of his most famous works.  Handy's famous trumpet and his personal piano are just a few of the items on display .... Open Tuesday Saturday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.

Wilson Lock & Dam

Completed in the early 1920's, Wilson Dam was once used as a power supply center for  munitions plants in World War l.  The completion of the dam allowed a once un-navigable stretch of the Tennessee River, "Muscle Shoals", to become a major transportation resource for the Shoals Area.  Later, Wilson Dam became the cornerstone of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The Florence Indian Mound & Museum

The Florence Indian Mound is the Tennessee Valley area's largest domiciliary mound.   It is typical workmanship of the Indians who lived in this area before the Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Creeks.  Early settlers found steps on one side of the mound, and discovered that it had been enclosed by an earthen wall.  The mound could have possibly existed as much as a thousand years before Columbus ....Open Tuesday Saturday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.

Pope's Tavern Museum

Once a stagecoach stop, tavern, and inn, Pope's Tavern is one of the oldest structures in Florence.  Pope's Tavern was used as a hospital for both Union and Confederate wounded during the Civil War.   Later, wounded soldiers from the Battle of Elk River and Franklin, Tennessee, were treated here by local doctors and women who gave unselfishly of their time ....Open Tuesday Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House

This home, designed and built in 1939-40, is the only structure in Alabama designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and is an example of his Usonian style.  Open for tours, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.  A National Historic Property. Completely restored in 2001.