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• HelenKellerHome• AlabamaMusicHallofFame• ThreeMuscleShoalsRecordingStudios• SpringParkwithMusicalWaterShow• NationalRegisterHistoricDistricts• RobertTrentJonesGolfTrail• TomHendrixWall-NativeAmericanmemorialwall

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outstanding grouP servicesTheColbertCountyTourismBureauisafullserviceagencywithmorethan30yearsexperienceinitineraryplanning.Weprovideone-stopshoppingforyourgrouptour,including:• CustomizedItineraries&SpecialMealEvents• HotelRooms/SpecialGroupRates• WelcomeReceptions,Step-OnGuide,Send-Offs

• Allbookinghandledforyourconvenience!

custom tours are our sPecialty!themed itineraries include:“FamousPlaces” “ArchitecturalTreasures”“Music,Miracles,andMore” “CulinaryDelights”“GirlfriendGetaways” “RockofAgesTrail” “WerockedtheWorldMuscleShoalsMusic”“GolfforGuysandGals”

geograPhic descriPtionTherushingwatersoftheTennesseeRiveraccentthenorthernboundryofColbertCountywhilewooded,rollinghillsandserenenatureareasembracetheremainder.

Temperaturesaremilderthanmostexpect,withwinterhighsatapprox.49°andlowsof35°;mid-summerhighsareapprox.91°andlowsof68°.

locationColbertCountyislessthanaday’sdrivefromanywhereinthemid-Southandthelowermid-West!Birminghamisonly95milessoutheastviaI-65;Mephisisapproximately125milestothewestviaU.S.Hwy72;Nashvillis100milestothenorthviatheNatchezTrace;andAtlantaisonly200mileseast.

area road networkHighways: U.S.43,72/Alt.72,AL157Nearby Highways:U.S.31(50mileseast),U.S.78(55milessouth)Scenic:NatchezTraceParkwayInterstate65(approx.50mileseastofColbertCounty)

resouce materials available:• OfficialComprehensiveVisitorsGuide

• IndividualAttractionBrochures

• OfficialStateHighwayMaps

• Local&RegionalLocatorMaps

• RockofAges(HistoricChurches)TrailBrochure

• SiteInspectionsandFAMTours(uponrequest)

• InformativeWebsite

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719 U.S. Highway 72 West || P.O. Box 740425 Tuscumbia, AL 35674

(800) 344-0783 / (256) 383-0783Email: colberttourism@comcast.com

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helen keller home, “ivy green” www.helenkellerbirthplace.org; Home and gardens are open M-Sa 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.ThedramaticlifeandtimesofHelenKellerarepreservedatherbirthplaceandchildhoodhome.Thisantebellumplantationhomewasbuiltin1820,shortlyafterAlabamastatehood.Kellerwasborninthequaintcottagewhichsitsashortdistancefromthemainhouse.OriginalfurnishingsarehighlightedbyhundredsofMissKeller’spersonalmementos.ThewellpumpwhereHelenKellergraspedthemeaningofwordsstandsintributetothe“miracle”thattookplaceat“IvyGreen.”“the miracle worker” outdoor dramaAuthenticcostumesandabsorbingactingarehallmarksoftheannualpresentationofWilliamGibson’smovingdrama,“TheMiracleWorker”performedonthegroundsatHelenKeller’shomeonweekendevenings,Junethroughmid-July.Thetwo-hourplayrecountstheeffortsofteacherAnneSullivantoopentheworldofcommunicationtotheblindanddeafchild,whoselifelaterinspiredtheworld.alabama music hall of famewww.alamhof.org; Open Tu-Sa 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. MuscleShoalsishometotheworld-renownedrecordingindustrywhichproducedClarenceCarter,ArethaFranklin,PercySledge,theRollingStones,RodStewart,theOsmonds,LizaMinnelli,andmanymore!Visitorsmayalsodiscoverthestte’srichmusicalheritage,includingartistsJimNabors,JimmyBuffet,EmmylouHarris,TammyWynette,SonnyJames,Alabama,BobbyGoldsboro,HankWilliams,HankWilliams,Jr.,GoldCity,LionelRichieandtheCommodores,withhundredsmorerepresentingallstylesofmusic.GetonboardtheAlabamatourbusandwalkthroughthe12’talljukeboxplayingmusicbyAlabamians.Yourgroupmaymakeitsown“hit”recordingatMuscleShoals!muscle shoals sound studio3614 Jackson Highway; Undergoing restoration, daily tours will resume Spring 2016Thehomeoftherhythmsectiondubbedthe“Swampers”inLynyrdSkynyrd’s“SweetHomeAlabama.”TheRollingStones,BobSeger,RodStewart,PaulSimonandmanyotherscreatedsomeofthemostpopularhitsofthe60’sand70’sinthisstudio.cyPress moon studios (Second location of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio)www.cypressmoonproduction.com; Open M-F 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sa 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., or groups by apppointmentLocatedinaconvertedNavalReservebuildingontheTennesseeRiver,manyimportantartistscreatedgoldandplatinumhere,including,BobDylan,LynyrdSkynyrd,TheOakRidgeBoys,JulianLennon,LittleMiltonandmanymore.ConcertsheldinLegendaryStudioA.birthPlace of w.c. handy, “father of the blues”Open Tu-Sa 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Thistwo-roomlogcabinwhereHandywasbornandamuseumpaytributetothecomposerof“St.LouisBlues”,“MemphisBlues”,“BealeSt.Blues”&more.fame recording studioswww.fame2.com; Tours M - F 9 a.m. & 4 p.m., or for groups by appointment.“MustangSally”byWilsonPickettwasjustoneofthemanyhitsproducedatthisrecordingstudioduringthe1960’sand‘70’swhenthefamous“MuscleShoalsSound”developedandMuscleShoalsbecameknownasthe“HitRecordingCapitaloftheWorld.”tuscumbia sPring Parkwww.tuscumbiarailway.com; Open daily.StrollalongColdWaterFalls,stretching80feetwideand48feettall.Over4.3milliongallonsofwaterbubblefromthenaturalspringdaily.LightandWaterShow,choreographedtomusicispresentedyear-rounddisplaying51flumesofwaterjetting150feetintotheair.Parkincludestrain,carousel,children’srollercoaster,picnicpavilion,dining,andconcessions.national register historic districts of tuscumbia & sheffieldVisitthehistorictownsofTuscumbiaandtheirarrayofspecialtyshopsandeaterieslocatedinsomeofAlabama’soldestcommercialbuildings,explorenearbychurchesandantebellumandVictorianerahomesnearby.robert trent Jones golf trail of alabamaSituatedwithbreath-takingviewsoftheTennesseeRiver,thetwocoursesoftheRobertTrentJonesGolfTrailoftheShoalsofferworld-classgolfing,Aclubhouseservesmealsduringdaylighthours.belle mont mansionwww.preserveala.org; Open: Th-Sa 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., or groups by appointmentCirca1828BelleMontMansionisoneofAlabama’smostdistinquishedhomes,featuringneoclassicalarchitectureofJeffersonian-Palladianstyle.OwnedbytheAlabamaHistoricalCommission,on-goingrestroration.coon dog cemeterywww.coondogcemetery.com; Open daylight hours.Morethan300coondogshavebeenlaidtorestinthescenic“FreedomHills.”Uniqueheadstonesandepitaphspaytributetoman’sbestfriend.KeyUnderwood’sraccoonhuntingdogTroopwasthefirstdogburiedhereonLaborDayin1937.lagrange college site Park & antebellum cemeterywww.lagrangehistoricsite.com; Park open daily. Museum open Su 1-4 p.m.SiteofthefirstcharteredcollegeinAlabama,destroyedduringtheWarBetweentheStates.Alongwithanantebellumcemetery,theparkisdedicatedtorecreatinglifeonLaGrangeMountain.Periodstructuresrelocatedtotheparkincludealog-cabinmuseum,countrystore,chapel,andoutbuildings.frank lloyd wright rosenbaum homeOpen Tu-Sa 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m.Thisformerresidence,anexampleofUsonianarchitecturebyFrankLloydWright,isAlabama’sonlystructuredesignedbythemostinfluentialarchitechofthetwentiethcentury.tuscumbia railway dePotwww.tuscumbiarailway.com; Groups by appointment.Nowarailwaymuseum,thisrestored1888RailroadDepotwasusedasapassengerstationanddivisionheadquartersbuildingbytheMemphisandCharlestonandSouthernRailway.ItmarksthesiteofthefirstrailwaywestoftheAlleghenyMountains,charteredin1830.Throughthisstation,AnnieSullivanandHelenKelleroftentraveled.tom hendriX’ wall (te-lah-nay’s wall)www.visit� orenceal.com/things_to_do/toms-wall; Open daily, daylight hoursMemorialstonewallbuiltbyhandtohonorHendrix’great-greatgrandmother,Te-lah-nay.LargestmemorialtoaNativeAmericanwomanandlargestun-mortaredwallintheU.S.,strectching11/4miles.

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