IVY GREEN - TUSCUMBIA, AL

If you have never been to Tuscumbia, AL

 

and strolled up to

 

IVY GREEN

 

you are missing a rich piece of history...

 

If you have children...You REALLY need to go

 

and take them to visit 

 

IVY GREEN:

 

 

THE BIRTH PLACE OF

 

HELEN KELLER

 

 

 

Ivy Green was built in 1820.  It is a design of Southern architecture.  The house survived the Civil War and is maintained in its original state.  It is now kept in a memorial to the blessed miracles in the life of Helen Keller, a 7-year-old blind girl.  Ivy Green is on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

 

 

The address is:

 

300 North Commons Street, West

Tuscumbia, AL 35674

(256) 3834066

 

 

These prices and times of operation were taken from the website.

 

Hours:

Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Last tour starts at 3:45 p.m. daily

Holiday closings: Easter, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day, Dec. 24, 25, 26th and New Years Day.

Home Tour Admission:Adults..........................................$6.00
Students ages 5 -18..................$3.00
Seniors & "AAA" members......$5.00
Military (Active and Retired).....$5.00
Group of 20 or more..................Adults $5 & Children $2.00 (Group reservations requested)

 

 

DESOTO FALLS STATE PARK

 

If you feel like going to a

 

 

 WONDERFUL SITE in ALABAMA...

 

 TREK ON UP TO 

 

DESOTO FALLS

 

 

This 3,502-acre park provides lodging facilities including: Mountain Chalets, Log and Rustic Cabins, Motel Rooms, and an Improved Campground with 94 full-hookup tent and RV sites. For the more adventurous, there are also Primitive Camping sites for tents as well as 2 backcountry campsites with shelters. No matter what type of lodging you might prefer or have need of, we have it!

 

DeSoto State Park is conveniently located only 8 miles northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama; and DeSoto Falls - also part of DeSoto State Park - is located about 7 miles north of the park heading towards Mentone, Alabama.

 

 

 

7104 DeSoto Parkway NE

Fort Payne, AL 35967

 

 

 

DeSoto State Park has plenty to do to keep you pleasantly entertained. You can kayak, fish, hike, rappel, picnic, and go exploring.  You will never get bored of enjoying what God has given us to see in Desoto Falls.  Spend the day with your family here.  :)

 

We loved going and enjoying the beauty of the falls.