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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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    • cold plunge bath in front of an infrared sauna with a plant to the side
      Gulf Coast Wellness & Recovery Spa - Gulf Shores
    • HP in turquoise on the side of a pink and cream colored building, cars and a COKE truck in the parking lot near palm trees
      Harbour Place - Orange Beach
    • Meyer Park sign with gulf shores and address
      Meyer Park - Gulf Shores
    • Ducks Diner restaurant with large yellow duck by the front door, Duck's diner sign with menu items on it
      Duck's Diner Gulf Shores
    • OWA Theater - Foley
    • The Sugar Shack colorful letters over glass windows with the door to the shop
      The Sugar Shack & Cafe - Orange Beach
    • TCBY drivethru & Mrs Fields Cookies on a giant waffle cone
      TCBY Frozen Yogurt & Mrs. Field's Cookies - Gulf Shores
    • Magnolia Meat & Grocery sign over the entrance to the store
      Magnolia Meat & Grocery - Foley
    • indoor bar area with people sitting at the bar in tall seats, white globe lights hanging over the bar
      Little Bird - Fairhope
    • Yawdie Taste of Home Alabama neon sign
      Yawdie A Taste of Home - Foley
    • Gulf Place sign along the side of a multi-story building with Trading Co Gulf Shores on the base floor, palm trees and brush around the base
      Gulf Place Condos Gulf Shores
    • Something Extraordinary Sign on a large sign with a building behind it, palm trees next to the building
      Hotel Rain Gulf Shores - Coming Soon
    • Safari & Vine sign with a lion in a wine glass surrounded by vines
      Safari & Vine - Gulf Shores
    • the Original Oyster House since 1983 sign over a large mounted fish on the side of the restaurant
      Original Oyster House - Gulf Shores
    • hand holding a bushwacker donut topped with whipped cream and a cherry in Parlor Donuts Gulf Shores
      Parlor Doughnuts - Gulf Shores
    • looking over Marlin Circle down the main street of The Wharf with palm trees down the middle, Wharf ferris wheel on the far right side
      Restaurants at The Wharf Orange Beach
    • Kilwins exterior with sign over the glass windows and doors
      Kilwins Orange Beach
    • Memorial Day Gulf Shores & Orange Beach under bright red and blue fireworks
      Memorial Day Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
    • Mother's Day Gulf Shores & Orange Beach under a dolphin mom with dolphin baby coming up next to her
      Mother's Day Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
    • Cinco De Mayo Gulf shores & Orange Beach text with a day of the dead painting in the background of a woman with earrings
      Cinco de Mayo Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
    • Kentucky Derby Gulf Shores & Orange Beach text over a photo of a mint julep cocktail
      Kentucky Derby Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
    • Hot air balloons being set up on the ground with balloons floating in the background at different levels
      2026 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival at OWA - Foley
    • Tammilee holding a Mullet fish, standing in a circle in the sand, people lining the side of the beach for Mullet Toss at the Flora Bama
      Flora Bama Mullet Toss
    • NCAA beach volleyball match wtih two players seen on the sand and a ref on a tall ladder, cameras in the background above a tent
      NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship - Gulf Shores
    • White sand with a lifeguard stand, people on the beach with tents
      Alabama Point East - Orange Beach
    • Pink Pearl Tiki Boat docked on the sand
      Pink Pearl Tiki Boat - Orang Beach
    • Old Salt Tavern Sign over a striped awning at night
      Old Salt Tavern - Orange Beach
    • The Beli The Original Beach Deli sign with a colorful sandwich art
      The Beli - Orange Beach
    • The Copper Kettle Tea Bar sign over a round circle with a door in the iddle, lots of plants around the building, looks like a fairy tale house
      Copper Kettle Tea Bar - Foley
    • Cactus Cantina Mexican Grill sign above a restaurant
      Cactus Cantina Orange Beach
    • Sunliner Diner new sign with red and turquoise accents
      Sunliner Diner Orange Beach
    • The Beach Bun sign with a burger and hot dog next to a palm tree over a red awning.
      The Beach Bun - Orange Beach
    • Doc's Seafood sign over the entrance to the building with a sign for the Best fried shrimp in the civilized world Black and red benches near the front entrance
      Doc's Seafood Shack - Orange Beach
    • Gulf Babe Wine Boutique sign with wine glass on the side of a white brick building
      Gulf Babe Wine Boutique - Orange Beach
    • brick front on a building with Doc's on it next to a palm tree
      Doc's Seafood and Steaks - Orange Beach
    • Sea Glass Condo Building wrapped around an outdoor resort-style pool with lounge chairs around the pool and a hot tub
      Sea Glass Gulf Shores
    • Mugshots Grill & Bar exterior with entrance door
      Mugshots Grill and Bar - Foley
    • Four story Grand Caribbean building with palm trees in front of it
      Grand Caribbean - Orange Beach
    • Lagoon Tower condo exterior with balconies on every floor palm trees in the parking lot
      Lagoon Tower - Gulf Shores
    • Bellingrath Gardens bridge with plants growing off the side of the bridge
      Bellingrath Gardens

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