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Things To Do
Orange Beach
Sweet Beach Home Alabama. Imagine taking that first sip of coffee in the morning while digging your toes in soft, sugar-white sand as your watch turquoise-tinted waves gently roll into the shore. You can do that here, along with a million other unforgettable experiences. Relaxation, adrenaline, family adventure—and not just on the beach. Head inland and be rewarded with beautiful and challenging golf courses, scenic hiking and biking trails, kayaking and more. As home to one of the largest charter fishing fleets in the Gulf, there’s no shortage of adventure on the water.
Flora-Bama (Live Music 365)
A place so amazing it has its own Kenny Chesney song. One of the world's top beach bars, Flora-Bama is located uniquely on the Orange Beach, Alabama and Perdido Key, Florida line. This honky-tonk has long been a landmark in the community since 1964. Flora-Bama has five stages for live music and features bands of country, rock, dance and beach music. You can relax in any of the areas and select the entertainment of your choice. If you need a little away time, Flora-Bama has several beach-front bars where you can sip on a famous Bushwacker and enjoy the beautiful ocean breeze.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Visit Battleship Memorial Park and you will take a step back in time, embarking on an incredible journey into America's military past. Tour the USS Alabama, climb down into a submarine, the USS Drum, get up close to the B52 bomber "Calamity Jane,” or check out an SR-71 Blackbird - a plane that regularly soared above 80,000 ft. at speeds greater than Mach 3.2.
Walk Downtown Fairhope
This adorable little town has all the old-world charms you would want from somewhere like New Orleans or even downtown Mobile, but without the touristy hustle-and-bustle. If you’re looking for that old-fashioned small-town Southern feel, you need to look no further than Fairhope.
Tropic Falls at OWA
The centerpiece of OWA Parks & Resort is Tropic Falls, which includes both a theme park and indoor water park. Tropic Falls theme park’s rides range from kid-friendly to hair-raising, and the Tropic Falls indoor waterpark features a soaring, convertible roof.
The Wharf
The Wharf is an official Entertainment District with hundreds of family-friendly events throughout the year, including the nightly SPECTRA Laser Light Experience show. Enjoy shopping at unique stores or a meal at one of our many restaurants. We recently saw Chris Stapleton perform at The Wharf's Amphitheater.
Visit Magnolia Springs
Magnolia Springs just might be one of the most charming small towns in Alabama. Located on the Magnolia River near the beaches, Magnolia Springs has a gourmet steak house and Victorian bed and breakfast. This is one of the last places in America that USPS delivers postal mail by boat on the water.
Civil War Trail - Battle for Mobile Bay
“Damn the torpedoes!" is the familiar battle cry, but there's much more to the story! The Mobile Bay Civil War Trail stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to north Mobile County - over 90 miles - and documents the Battle of the Bay (August 1864).
Visit The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa
From its strategic location on Mobile Bay, the Grand has also played a pivotal role in defending our nation as a vital military staging site as well as its ties to American freedom spanning two centuries and two wars. Standing as a hospital during the Civil War and later as host to key training operations during World War II, this is hallowed ground. It was here, on the sands of Point Clear, where Allied forces' finest trained in Operation Ivory Soap, a classified military operation that played a vital part in World War II’s final push. Each day, the Grand Hotel honors its wartime history, concluding with a cannon firing on the edge of Mobile Bay at 3:45 PM CT with a procession that commences by the Main Lobby fireplace.
Alligator Alley
From the safety of an elevated-boardwalk, observe one of natures most amazing creatures, the American Alligator. Enjoy over 20 acres of natural cypress swamp where over 200 alligators are feeding, courting and nesting. Get up close and personal with our two largest alligators, Captain Crunch and The Colonel. Captain Crunch is over thirteen feet long and has the world’s strongest bite at 2,982 pounds.
Airboat Express
Airboat rides and tours in the Mobile Delta. Two custom made, state of the art Diamondback Airboats seat six each. Very comfortable seats. Four passenger minimum. Trips depart from the Original Oyster House in Spanish Fort on the Causeway. Reservations required. Seasonal: February through mid - November.
Historic Colonial Fort Condé
Colonial Fort Conde sits on the site of the historic fort build in the early 1700's that guarded Mobile for over 100 years! It celebrates our French, Spanish, British, and American heritage.
Historic Fort Gaines
Explore times gone by surrounded by historic walls of Fort Gaines! Explore the grounds while hearing stories of days gone by, watch live reenactments and see a blacksmith demonstrate his craft.
Historic Blakeley State Park
2,000-acre historic and nature site. The site of Appalachee Indian Village, 1820's riverfront town, and the site of the last major land battle of the Civil War. Offering group tours, tours into the river delta on the Delta Explorer, daily camping (RV and traditional tent) and group functions in the state nature center.
Bellingrath Gardens & Home
Bellingrath Gardens and Home, a 65-acre estate garden and historic home on Fowl River in south Mobile County, offers blooms and beauty every day of the year. Guests are invited to explore two miles of pathways through the Gardens on a self-guided walking tour. Bellingrath Gardens and Home, which first opened to the public in 1932, is the state's oldest public garden. The Gardens and Home are open year-round, daily, from 8 AM to 5 PM.
GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum is an interactive museum dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico's rich maritime history, culture and economic significance. The 90,000 square foot museum is shaped like a ship headed into Mobile Bay. Adults and children will get lost in the state-of the-art interactive exhibits, simulators, theaters and unique displays on marine archeology, shipwrecks, hurricanes and so much more!
Hank Aaron Childhood Home & Museum
Step through history as you walk through the home in which MLB Hall of Famer, Hank Aaron, grew up in.
Exploreum Science Center
Experience a variety of permanent and traveling hands-on science adventures in the Hands on Hall, Wharf of Wonder, My Body Works, Nature Pavilion, and Curiosity Factory galleries as well as live science demonstrations in Science Squad Headquarters.
Visitation Monastery
The Convent of the Visitation was founded by Bishop Michael Portier, first bishop of Mobile. Aware of the lack of schools in his diocese, he remembered the fine work of the Visitation nuns throughout his native France. He obtained permission from Pope Gregory XVI to found a convent in Mobile, Alabama. Five nuns from the convent in Georgetown, Washington, D. C. boarded a sailing ship in November, 1832 and arrived in Mobile a month later.
National Naval Aviation Museum
GENERAL PUBLIC ENTRY ONLY THROUGH WEST GATE Experience hands-on history at the National Naval Aviation Museum located on board Pensacola Naval Air Station. See more than 4,000 artifacts and over 150 beautifully restored aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation. Experience the thrill of flight in the Flight Simulators, catch all the drama and power of the amazing Giant Digital Screen Theater and refuel for lunch in the authentic Cubi Bar Café. Then take home the spirit of Naval Aviation with a unique memento from The Flight Deck Store. Museum admission is free! Open 9 AM CT - 5 PM CT daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Pensacola Beach
Discover miles of beautiful shorelines, historic sites, the national seashore, and so much more. The crystal blue waters and sugar-white sand will beckon you to come and experience the beautiful shorelines on a family-friendly beach.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a pentagonal historic United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida, area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens. The fort was completed in 1834 and was one of the few forts in the South that remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War. It remained in use until 1947. Fort Pickens is included within the Gulf Islands National Seashore, and as such, is administered by the National Park Service.
Old Christ Church
Completed in 1832, Old Christ Church is one of the oldest surviving church buildings in Florida, serving the Pensacola community as an Episcopal Church, public library and museum. The building was also occupied by federal troops during the Civil War. Today, it is a popular stop on the guided tour and continues to serve the public as a museum, special events venue and meeting hall as well as hosting weddings.
Seville Quarter
Spanning a full city block, Seville Quarter features seven rooms of liquid libations, food, and entertainment. The original bar, Rosie O’Grady’s Goodtime Emporium, opened in 1967 and features a dueling piano bar. Adjacent rooms include a café, oyster bar, pool hall, dance hall and courtyard with live music. Gas-lit, brick-paved hallways are a hallmark of this bar. Seville Quarter is open from 7 AM to 2 AM CT Monday through Saturday and 11 AM to 2 AM CT on Sunday.
Joe Patti's Seafood
The name Joe Patti has been synonymous with fresh seafood on the Gulf Coast since the early 1930s, when Patti and his wife Anna opened Joe Patti’s Seafood. It continues to offer Pensacola’s largest selection of fish, shrimp and shellfish at wholesale prices to the public. This is our favorite place to buy fresh seafood in Pensacola!