Tuscumbia Alabama
Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha
Helen Keller Home, 300 North Commons, W., Tuscumbia, AL 35674The dramatic life and times of Helen Keller are preserved at her birthplace and childhood home, Ivy Green. Built in 1820, the home and birthplace cottage are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Original furnishings of the Keller family decorate the home and museum, highlighted by hundreds of Miss Keller’s personal mementos, books and gifts from her lifetime of travel and lectures for the betterment of the world’s blind and deaf-blind. (See Events for “The Miracle Worker” play and Helen Keller Festival.) (256) 383-4066; toll free (888) 329-2124. www.helenkellerbirthplace.org
Hours: M-Sa 8:30 am – 4 pm. Admission. Gift Shop.
