Downtown Florence, Alabama is ripe for exploration! From Arts and Museums to the public library and university to parks and more, downtowners can usually find something creative and extraordinary to do and almost everything is within walking distance. Explore the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, the live lion habitat, the Shoals Theatre and First Fridays. Spend time on a history walk.  Hop from gallery to gallery.  Stroll the University of North Alabama campus and extraordinary Florence-Lauderdale Public Library.  Take breaks from all this exploration to sit outside in a park and watch the world go by you or have a bite to eat while you catch your breath.  Save time in the evening for a concert or stage performance, and maybe a drink, dessert or dancing late into the night and even the next morning. Still haven't had enough? There’s much more …