Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area We are one of two National Heritage Areas in Alabama. MSNHA’s three themes are music, Native American heritage & the Tennessee River.
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A program of the National Park Service, MSNHA preserves & promotes cultural & natural resources in northwest Alabama's six counties: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. Part of the National Park Service’s National Heritage Areas program, MSNHA helps promote cultural tourism through education, preservation & conservation in the six northwest Alabama counties of the Tennesse

e River basin: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. We focus on historic & natural stories as we inform, educate, develop & interpret visitor-ready sites to chronicle the evolution of the area’s landscape, extending these opportunities to the largest audience possible. Learn more about MSNHA at our website, msnha.una.edu.

Learn all about the Shoals Singing River Sculptures on our latest blog post, by local historian Kurt Vetters, at https:/...
06/11/2026

Learn all about the Shoals Singing River Sculptures on our latest blog post, by local historian Kurt Vetters, at https://msnha.una.edu/shoals-singing-river-sculptures-began-in-ireland/
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The perfect place for some summer reflection time in nature. National Park Service Alliance of National Heritage Areas ...
06/11/2026

The perfect place for some summer reflection time in nature.
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A special kind of piece can be found where the water runs slow, the moss grows thick, and the forest can be heard whispering in your ear. So remember to take memories only, leaving nothing but footprints, and let wild places like Dismals Canyon inspire future generations🪶

Great summertime family fun! National Park Service Alliance of National Heritage Areas University of North Alabama Visi...
06/11/2026

Great summertime family fun!
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Local artist and University of North Alabama grad Lacey Gross led workshop participants through the fundamentals of land...
06/09/2026

Local artist and University of North Alabama grad Lacey Gross led workshop participants through the fundamentals of landscape sketching Sunday morning at the standpipe in Sheffield. Co-hosted by Shoals RiverTown & Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, the workshop helped foster closer observation & thoughtful composition of our natural landscape.
Photos by Jessie Johnson, MSNHA programs coordinator, and Will Wiggins, MSNHA's Tennessee RiverLine coordinator.

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06/09/2026

Fifty-three years ago, in July 1973, Bob Dylan came to the Shoals for the first time to produce an album by his former touring keyboardist Barry Goldberg. Seeking to avoid publicity, Dylan asked local reporter Dick Cooper not to photograph him during the sessions at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. But as Cooper recalls in this 2018 MSNHA interview, Dylan’s co-producer Jerry Wexler prodded him into trying anyway. For more great interviews with Shoals music legends, past and present, subscribe to the MSNHA YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/MuscleShoalsHeritageArea

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Check it out -- a great family activity this Saturday! National Park Service Alliance of National Heritage Areas Univer...
06/08/2026

Check it out -- a great family activity this Saturday!
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Each year, the ADCNR designates a Saturday in June as Free Fishing Day, allowing the public to fish recreationally in public waters statewide without needing a fishing license.

Trying to figure out where to spend the day? In honor of Free Fishing Day, ADCNR will host a Free Fishing Day Event!

Learn more about it here👉https://www.outdooralabama.com/FreeFishingDay

06/08/2026

We LOVED helping sponsor this event!
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541 W. College Street
Florence, AL
35630

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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