Alabama Fan Club & Museum - Home of Country Music's Group of the Century Alabama. Open Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. 256-845-1646 Director, Charles Shipp.

DeSoto State Park - Open every day of the year. Home to Mother Nature with miles of hiking and biking trails, waterfalls and scenic vistas, overnight accommodations and camping, restaurant, picnic grounds and so much more. 800-568-8840. 256-845-0051. Superintendent Talmadge Butler.

Little River Canyon National Preserve - Travel along a 23-mile scenic canyon rim drive for majestic scenery, waterfalls and overlooks into canyon depths of 700 feet. The Little River is clear and pristine and is the only river in the world to flow most of its length on top of a mountain. 256-845-9605