Beginner float trips last 1.5 to 4.5 hours. Class II section sometimes available. Also rappelling, environmental education. Pets allowed.
Fort Payne Opera House
Street address:
510 N. Gault Ave.
Fort Payne, AL 35968
Phone:
256-845-3479
Fax:
256-845-1675
Schedule:
Open by appt.
Mailing:
P.O. Box 680518
Fort Payne, AL 35968
Admission:
Free
Built in 1889, is oldest theater in Alabama still in use. Listed on National Register of 19th-Century Theaters in America. Plays performed several times a year.
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