8 days in Florence Itinerary

Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwest corner.According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 39,319.Florence is the largest and principal city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals" (which includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia metropolitan areas in Colbert and Lauderdale counties). Get out of town with these interesting Florence side-trips: Meriwether Lewis Park and Monument (in Hohenwald), Columbia (Chickasaw Trace County Park & President James K. Polk Home & Museum) and Tuscumbia (Coon Dog Memorial Cemetery & Rattlesnake Saloon). There's lots more to do: take a memorable drive along Natchez Trace Parkway, get engrossed in the history at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, explore the striking landscape of Shiloh National Military Park, and pause for some photo ops at Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall.

To see traveler tips, other places to visit, ratings, and tourist information, go to the Florence online trip planner.

In April, plan for daily highs up to 74°F, and evening lows to 51°F.