Tuscumbia is a small town in northwest Alabama near Wheeler Lake and Wilson Lakes, best known as the birthplace of the famous deaf-blind activist and author, Helen Keller. Get in Get around See Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 617 US-72 W, 34.7131°, -87.7068°, +1 256-381-4417, info@alamhof.org. Moon Tree, 34.74023°, -87.70662°. A loblolly pine whose seed went around the moon in Apollo 14 on its 1971 mission. Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace), 300 N Commons St W, 34.739444°, -87.706667°. House museum and childhood home of Helen Keller. Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N Water St, 34.73767°, -87.70522°, +1-256-383-0533, tvaa@tennesseevalleyarts.org. 2020-10-19 Do Spring Park, 34.72874°, -87.70479°. 2020-10-19 Buy Eat Drink Sleep Comfort Inn & Suites Tuscumbia-Muscle Shoals, 5101 Highway 43 South, +1 256-248-0850. Outdoor pool. $76 (Dec 2021) Best Western Plus Tuscumbia/Muscle Shoals Hotel & Suites, 1934 State Hwy 20, +1 256-386-9889. Indoor pool. $76 (Dec 2021) Connect Helen Keller Public Library, 511 N Main St, 34.73750°, -87.70403°, +1-256-383-7065. M-F noon-4PM. 2020-10-19 Go next