2009 Official Alabama Vacation Guide - (Page 27) cities: BOAZ 30 | DECATUR 32 | FLORENCE 38 | GADSDEN 41 | HUNTSVILLE 43 | SCOTTSBORO 51 top ••• bottom Lake Guntersville State Park, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and Helen Keller’s Birthplace. Alabama Constitution Village, Earlyworks, and Burritt on the Mountain teach various Alabama history lessons. The State Black Archives Research Center and Museum is a repository of AfricanAmerican history. Follow the Civil War Walking Trail to Decatur where the Blue & Gray Museum offers a glimpse into early military life. A must-visit in nearby Hillsboro is Pond Spring, home of General Joe Wheeler, and historic Belle Mont Mansion in Florence. Northwest Alabama has given birth to several remarkable figures in American history. Visit Helen Keller’s Birthplace in Tuscumbia and hear the triumphant story of how Keller overcame deafness and blindness to become an inspiration to the world. Follow the Alabama Music Trail to the little log cabin in Florence which is the birthplace of the “Father of the Blues,” W.C. Handy, and see some of the many artists who have contributed to the world of music at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in Tuscumbia. At the very edge of the region, heading southward toward Gadsden, is the Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Imagination Place Children’s Museum, and beautiful Noccalula Falls Park. w w w. a l a b a m a . t r a v e l 27 http://www.alabama.travel
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