The Alabama Music Hall of Fame celebrates the rich musical heritage of Alabama and the artists who have shaped music around the world. Visit Alabama Music Hall of Fame to experience the sounds and stories that made Alabama a musical powerhouse. Located at 617 US-72 W in Tuscumbia, AL, this cultural landmark celebrates Alabama’s diverse contributions to genres from blues and gospel to country, rock, and rhythm and blues. Visitors can explore archival exhibits, interactive displays, and memorabilia that illuminate the stories of legendary performers, early pioneers, and contemporary talents who sparked national and international acclaim. The museum also hosts rotating exhibits, educational programs, and special events that engage music lovers of all ages and deepen appreciation for Alabama’s evolving soundtrack. A visit offers a lyrical journey through the state’s musical heritage, from classic recordings to modern performances, and serves as a beacon for fans, researchers, and families alike.

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.
More recently FAME has recorded projects for Robert Cray Band, Ty Myers, Marcus King, Gregg Allman Band, Demi Lovato, Steven Tyler, Alan Jackson, Ann Wilson, The Revivalists, Turnpike Trobadours, Third Day, Michael McDonald, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Aloe Blacc, Chord Overstreet, Keb Mo, John Paul White, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Matisyahu, Band of Horses, Drive by Truckers, Bettye Lavette, Cyril Neville, the Civil Wars, Anderson East and Jamey Johnson to name a few.
In the last 60 plus years, FAME has been involved in recording or publishing records that have sold over 350 million copies world wide. FAME Publishing has had songs cut by Tina Turner, Gary Allan, the Beatles, Jet, Elton John, Sara Evans, Ronnie Milsap, BB King, Tim McGraw, Janis Joplin, the Dixie Chicks, All 4 One, Earl Thomas Conley, Leann Rimes, Huey Lewis, Martina McBride, Travis Tritt, Zac Brown Band and many more.

Native Americans built the Florence Mound nearly 1700 years ago along the banks of the Tennessee River. Used as a gathering space for ceremonies, the mound has withstood centuries of floods, storms, and human destruction. It stands today as a testament to the Native American people who lived in the Shoals for nearly 10,000 years. The museum at the base of the mound serves as an educational center, bridging cultural practices and bringing people together around a shared sense of humanity. It hosts presentations, workshops, children’s lessons, a native plant garden, & collaborations with Native American tribes and artisans.

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 States of North 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.

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.

The building now known as Pope’s Tavern was built in the 1840s as a two-room brick house. It expanded to serve as a boarding house in the 1850s. During the Civil War, the building may have been used as a field hospital for United States and Confederate Army soldiers. It was later a private residence until it opened as a museum in 1968. Visitors can explore early Alabama history with exhibits devoted to slavery, Civil War history and medicine, food preparation, and daily life in the 1800s. The Slavery in the Shoals exhibit won an award of excellence from the American Association of State and Local History in 2022 and features the work of textile artist Valerie S. Goodwin. The site is also part of an ongoing archaeological excavation. The museum hosts frequent workshops and programs meant to bring people together around a shared desire to learn about -and learn from- the past.