The canal sounds especially nice.
Huntsville seems to be making strides toward becoming a more well-rounded city.
I read a while back that the Huntsville Botanical Garden will spend $3.6 million over the next year or so. Unless I'm mistaken, it's the largest public garden in Alabama, in terms of acreage.
The employment numbers look very good for Huntsville, especially considering the new jobs likely to arrive with BRAC :
http://www2.dir.state.al.us/LAUS/LAUS_Metrorates.asp