ATTRACTIONS

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Fort Payne Opera House (circa 1889)
  510 North Gault Avenue • Ft. Payne, AL 35968
  256-845-3957
  This is the oldest theater in Alabama that is still in use. Listed on National Register of 19th-Century Theaters in America. Plays are presented throughout the year.  map

• Sallie Howard Memorial Chapel
  218 Parker Avenue Southeast • Ft. Payne, AL 35986
  Rainsville
  256-845-1986
  Built in 1937 by Col. Milford Wriarson Howard, with help of Civilian Conservation Corps.

Museums & Galleries

• Alabama Fan Club And Museum
  101 Glenn Avenue South • Ft. Payne, AL 35967
  Intersection of Highway 35 & 11
  256-845-1646
  Fan Club and souvenir shop. more...  map

• Depot Museum
  105 Fifth Street Northeast • Ft. Payne, AL 35967
  256-845-5714
  This museum is an excellent example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture with its turrets and arched windows.   map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Little River Canyon National Preserve
  2141 Gault Avenue North • Ft. Payne, AL 35967
  256-845-9605
  This preserve is 20 miles long and plunges 700 feet down to the deepest point. It is one of the few rivers that flows almost its entire length on top of a mountain. Open all year for hiking and riding the river.  map