Ivy Green

This is the birthplace of Helen Keller. An excellent time to visit Ivy Green is the last week of June during the annual Helen Keller Festival.

Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child on June 27, 1880, to Captain Arthur H. and Kate Adams Keller of Tuscumbia. At the tender age of 19 months, she was stricken with a severe illness which left her blind and deaf. At the age of six, the half-wild, deaf and blind girl was taken by her parents to see Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. Because of her visit, Helen was united with her teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan on March 3, 1887. Anne Sullivan broke through with Helen by holding her hands in running water while tapping out the alphabet code for water on her palm. Helen went on to be a role model for deaf and blind people to dispell the belief that they were "deaf and dumb"

Hours:
Open Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Last Tour starts at 3:45 p.m. daily

Closed most holidays

Admission:
Adults . . . $6.00
Students ages 5 - 18 . . . $2.00
Seniors & "AAA" member s. . . $5.00
Group of 20 or more . . . Adults $5 & Children $1.50 (Group reservations requested)