The major tourist attraction in Gadsden proper is Noccalula Falls Park featuring a 90 feet tall waterfall. There are many other things not too far away. Nearby is Boaz, AL, a city that has faded some in recent years but is still known for a bunch of outlet stores. Also not far away is the Unclaimed Baggage Store in Scottsboro, AL, where unclaimed luggage from bus lines, railways, airlines, etc. get sent. They are opened and the contents and bags sold for reasonable prices. It's like a huge yard sale and is worth going to. Further afield, Huntsville is not far away and the space center and Redstone Arsenal there are fabulous. The original Space Camp is housed there, as well as a fantastic space museum and "rocket park" out back with a huge collection of historic rockets. Both our sons went to Space Camp and Space Academy there and loved it. A little further away is Point Mallard Water Park in Decatur, AL, which is the home of the first wave pool in the USA. It is a great water park with more grass and trees and less concrete than newer parks have. If you look at the area of Cullman, AL, which is on I-65, you will find the Ave Maria Grotto, which is a model of historic Jerusalem, and further south on I-65 is Rickwood Caverns, a beautiful cave that is now an Alabama state park. I know this is spread over a fairly large area, but I have been to all of these places except the Grotto and they are all well worth seeing.