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    Alabama

    Coastal Alabama encompasses the beautiful Gulf Coast region including Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Fairhope, Mobile, Dauphin Island, and Foley, offering sugar-white sand beaches, rich Southern heritage, diverse attractions, and excellent restaurants along the stunning Alabama Gulf Coast. This diverse destination features things to do from pristine beaches and waterparks to historic sites, art galleries, outlet shopping, and fresh Gulf seafood dining that showcases authentic Southern hospitality.

    Coastal Alabama is perfect for families, beach lovers, history enthusiasts, shopping fans, or anyone looking for an incredible Gulf Coast vacation with beautiful beaches, championship golf courses, cultural attractions, waterfront restaurants, and charming small towns all within easy reach.

    Don't miss Gulf Shores and Orange Beach beaches with The Wharf entertainment district, historic Mobile with USS Alabama Battleship and Mardi Gras heritage, charming Fairhope with art galleries and bayside sunsets, Dauphin Island's Fort Gaines and secluded beaches, Foley's Tanger Outlets and OWA amusement park, Gulf State Park, fresh seafood restaurants throughout the region, and the perfect blend of coastal beauty and Southern culture.

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    • Charming teacup interior with tables, padded chairs, pink walls, tea plates and cups on the table with pink flowers
      Charming Teacup - Fairhope
    • Yummy Boba Tea, Bakery, and Milkshake bar sign over a green awning and outdoor seating
      Yummy Mobile
    • Melissa's Kitchen sign white building exterior with steps leading up to the front door
      Melissa's Kitchen - Foley
    • centennial plaza sign at the base of a clock tower with trees on either side
      Heritage Park - Foley
    • Collage of photos with gifts for beach lovers towels, hats, beach life sweatshirt, and beach please bag
      Beach Lover Gift Ideas
    • Tanger Outlets sign with store signs
      Tanger Outlets Foley
    • VooDoo Daiquiris mural with bright colored logo
      VooDoo Daiquiris at OWA - Foley
    • boba tea and mango slush in Xian Noodle Place cups
      Xian Noodle Place - Foley
    • looking over the beach Club Cottages with lakes in between the rows, and the iconic turquoise water tower in the background looking towards Mobile Bay
      Cottages at The Beach Club Resort - Fort Morgan
    • Looking down a plane wing to Orange Beach and Ono Island
      ELEV8 Aviation - Gulf Shores
    • looking down the road to RVs backed into campsites with trees around them
      Gulf State Park RV Resort
    • pedicure chairs with blankets over them and water bubbling
      The Spa at The Beach Club
    • Cabanas Tap & Eatery sign on the side of a white building with a blue umbrella above the word Cabanas
      Cabanas Tap & Eatery - Gulf Shores
    • Island Girl building exterior multi-story wooden building with piercings, old time photos, braids and hair wraps sign
      Island Girl Jewelry & Souvenirs - Gulf Shores
    • looking over bike handlebars to a wooden boardwalk with trees on each side
      Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
    • Seafood boil with shrimp, corn, crab, and sausage in a silver boil
      Miso Seafood - Gulf Shores
    • Embassy Suites by Hilton sign on the top of a white hotel building with palm trees in the foreground
      Embassy Suites by Hilton Gulf Shores Beach Resort
    • seating looking out towards the beach with palm trees and the Gulf
      Tide and Table - Gulf Shores
    • Building exterior with Shipp's Dockside Grill on the side of the biulding
      Shipp's Dockside Grill - Upper Deck Orange Beach
    • dolphin tale straight up as it lands in the water
      Surf's Up Dolphin Cruises - Orange Beach
    • Pedros Tacos Fresh Mex Orange Beach sign in the middle of a heart sculpture with a red cushion to sit on
      Pedro’s Tacos Fresh Mex - Orange Beach
    • Red white and blue parachute with Sky Surfer printed on it, Tammilee and Friend parasailing with a rope to the boat
      Parasail Sky Surfer - Orange Beach
    • Orange Beach Nutrition sign over the front entrance to the shop
      Orange Beach Nutrition
    • Sunset over the water looking out over Adirondack chair and tables
      Jesse's on the Bay - Fort Morgan
    • 2 Adirondack chairs on the deck looking out towards Little Lagoon
      Laguna Key - Gulf Shores
    • multi-story yellow condo building next to an outdoor pool and pool deck, Fort morgan houses and the Gulf in the background
      The Indies - Fort Morgan
    • balcony with two tall adirondack chairs over looking Orange Beach beach with umbrellas spread across the sand and the Gulf on a clear sunny day
      Shoalwater - Orange Beach
    • looking over an outdoor pool with white lounge chairs and a white fence around the pool area, water with boats docks and buildings behind them.
      Charter Landing - Orange Beach
    • multi-story condo exterior with a portico for shade at the front entrance
      The Dunes Condominium - Fort Morgan
    • looking down the road in the middle of the Cottages at Lagoon Pass. Truck parked under one of the cottages
      Cottages at Lagoon Pass - Gulf Shores
    • Living room with a blue couch and two grey chairs, circle table in the middle with a floral arrangement, white kitchen in the background with stainless steel appliances
      Lost Dunes Cottages
    • Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii sign with a donkey on it in front of a blue and white building
      Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii Gulf Shores
    • neon green Slingshot in front of a rent here Gulf Coast Rental Co painted window
      Gulf Coast Rental Co. - Orange Beach
    • Neon dinosaur statues in the middle of mini golf course indoors
      Jurassic Golf - Gulf Shores
    • collage of four photos with a dolphin leaping on the top left, a sand pumpkin on the top right, lighthouse mini golf hole on the bottom left, and a sloth face on the bottom right
      Fall Family-Friendly Things to Do in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
    • Outdoor pool with lounge chairs around the deck, Two story Cotton Bayou Condo building to the left of the pool
      Cotton Bayou Condominiums - Orange Beach
    • looking over a large outdoor pool to boardwalks over the sand dunes to the white sand beach and Gulf waters
      Lighthouse Condo - Gulf Shores
    • outdoor pool surrounded by colorful lifted houses, pool chairs around the pool deck.
      Paradise Isle Resort - Gulf Shores
    • Two story Pelican Place cottages with parking underneath around the outdoor fenced in pool with lounge chairs areound the pool
      Pelican Place Cottages - Gulf Shores
    • zero entry pool with a waterslide in the background, deck chairs on the pool deck, palm trees a bit of gulf waters in the background
      Phoenix Gulf Shores

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