Sweetwater Mansion, Florence
#14 among attractions in Florence
Facts and practical information
Sweetwater Mansion, located in Florence, Alabama, is a plantation house designed by General John Brahan of the Alabama Militia. ()
Florence United States
Sweetwater Mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Florence Mall, UNA Health Services, Shoals Community Theatre, Wilson Dam.
- 1 miNEShopping, Rest area, Shopping centre
Florence Mall, Florence
25 min walk • Florence Mall is an enclosed regional shopping mall northeast of downtown Florence, Alabama. Owned by Hull Property Group, it was renamed from Regency Square Mall in late 2013 as part of a mall wide renovation.
- 2.4 miSWObservatories and planetariums
UNA Health Services, Florence
62 min walk • UNA Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of North Alabama. It is located in Florence, Alabama. It has 2 telescopes, a Celestron 0.35 m Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope. The UNA Planetarium is a 65-seat planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector and East Cost Control Systems controller.
- 2.4 miSW34°48'4"N • 87°40'31"W
Shoals Community Theatre, Florence
62 min walk • Concerts and shows, Non-profit, Music venue
- 2 miSEDam
Wilson Dam, Florence
53 min walk • Wilson Dam is a dam spanning the Tennessee River between Lauderdale County and Colbert County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Completed in 1924 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, it impounds Wilson Lake, and is one of nine Tennessee Valley Authority dams on the Tennessee River.
- 2.2 miSWGothic Revival architecture
Wesleyan Hall, Florence
58 min walk • Wesleyan Hall, constructed in 1856, is one of the oldest structures on the University of North Alabama campus, located in Florence, Alabama.
- 2.3 miSWPark
Wilson Park, Florence
60 min walk • The Wilson Park Houses are a group of three historic homes in Florence, Alabama. Built as upper-class residences between 1890 and 1918, the houses are adjacent to Wilson Park, laid out as a public space upon the city's founding and later renamed for President Woodrow Wilson.
- 0.8 miSW
- 1.8 miNWHistorical place
Larimore House, Florence
45 min walk • The Larimore House was a historic residence and school in Florence, Alabama. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
- 2.4 miSWZoo
George H. Carroll Lion Habitat, Florence
61 min walk • The George H. Carroll Lion Habitat is a 12,764-square-foot, climate-controlled facility located on the campus the University of North Alabama that houses the only live lion mascot in the United States, Leo III.
- 2 miSWNeighbourhood
Cherry Street Historic District, Florence
51 min walk • The Cherry Street Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. Florence was founded in 1818 and quickly prospered as a cotton shipping port on the Tennessee River, but did not see its greatest growth until the latter part of the 19th century.
- 2.3 miSW