The Edison House's Guidebook
Entertainment
There is nothing like being locked in a room, having to put your phones away, and problem solve together. It is an awesome bonding experience filled with laughs and ahha! moments that will have the whole group talking about it. I would recommend Doing this pre-dinner then heading to Rosie's Cantina or Rigatoni's a short walk away downtown to talk about the fun you just had. I promise the night will be filled with, "Hey, I didn't know you were so good at word riddles" or "How did you guys solve that puzzle, you did it so fast!".
Escape Room Florence
108 S Pine StThere is nothing like being locked in a room, having to put your phones away, and problem solve together. It is an awesome bonding experience filled with laughs and ahha! moments that will have the whole group talking about it. I would recommend Doing this pre-dinner then heading to Rosie's Cantina or Rigatoni's a short walk away downtown to talk about the fun you just had. I promise the night will be filled with, "Hey, I didn't know you were so good at word riddles" or "How did you guys solve that puzzle, you did it so fast!".
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
990 Sunbelt PkwyBeautiful scenery while golfing.
Food scene
YUMMY food and the warm dessert Sapodillas are amazing. This is a hot spot so you may have a wait if you go on the weekends but it is worth it. It is Downtown Florence AL (6 minutes from The Edison House) but they have a parking lot of their own.
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Rosie's Mexican Cantina
302 N Court StYUMMY food and the warm dessert Sapodillas are amazing. This is a hot spot so you may have a wait if you go on the weekends but it is worth it. It is Downtown Florence AL (6 minutes from The Edison House) but they have a parking lot of their own.
Delicious chicken and waffles and biscuits. This is a chain but new to the area and pretty fantastic.
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Big Bad Breakfast-Florence
315 N Court StDelicious chicken and waffles and biscuits. This is a chain but new to the area and pretty fantastic.
Umi Japanese Steakhouse
201 Cox Creek ParkwayGreat hibachi experience.
Sightseeing
Explore a bit of music history that is the heart of the Shoals.
FAME Recording Studios may have been set in an understated building away from many of the big U.S city recording studios, but by the mid-1960s it was one of the best-known studios in the world! It was the epicentre of a new sound called the “Muscle Shoals Sound” and a haven for singers and songwriters of any colour or creed to record in, even during times of the Civil Rights Movement which affected much of Alabama.
The founder of the studios, Rick Hall, was credited for turning the career of Aretha Franklin around, taking her from an artist who was struggling, to the legendary “Queen of Soul”. As word spread about the new “Muscle Shoals Sound”, more and more artists gravitated to the city, including Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker and the Rolling Stones, and more recently, the studios have played host to Steven Tyler, Demi Lovato and Alison Krauss.
In fact, over the past 50 years, FAME Recording Studios have recorded or published over 350 million records which have sold worldwide.
Today, you can still see where the magic happens on a tour of the recording studios, listen to tracks recorded there, view photos and even record your own music in this iconic space.
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Fame Recording Studios
603 Avalon AveExplore a bit of music history that is the heart of the Shoals.
FAME Recording Studios may have been set in an understated building away from many of the big U.S city recording studios, but by the mid-1960s it was one of the best-known studios in the world! It was the epicentre of a new sound called the “Muscle Shoals Sound” and a haven for singers and songwriters of any colour or creed to record in, even during times of the Civil Rights Movement which affected much of Alabama.
The founder of the studios, Rick Hall, was credited for turning the career of Aretha Franklin around, taking her from an artist who was struggling, to the legendary “Queen of Soul”. As word spread about the new “Muscle Shoals Sound”, more and more artists gravitated to the city, including Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker and the Rolling Stones, and more recently, the studios have played host to Steven Tyler, Demi Lovato and Alison Krauss.
In fact, over the past 50 years, FAME Recording Studios have recorded or published over 350 million records which have sold worldwide.
Today, you can still see where the magic happens on a tour of the recording studios, listen to tracks recorded there, view photos and even record your own music in this iconic space.
Amazing play area with a splash pad. Lots of good scenery to see and it overlooks the Tennessee River. Good place for a picnic.
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River Heritage Park
15 Hightower PlAmazing play area with a splash pad. Lots of good scenery to see and it overlooks the Tennessee River. Good place for a picnic.
Beautiful lake to go visit. Pickwick Pontoon Rentals can help you out!
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Pickwick Lake
Beautiful lake to go visit. Pickwick Pontoon Rentals can help you out!