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102. Have the seafood gumbo at Mikee's.
103. Visit Daylight Donuts for a sweet tooth’s delight.
104. Thunder on the Gulf activities should not be missed if in the area in August.
105. Watch the sunset with that someone special and then treat them to the exquisite Italian seafood experience offered by Café Grazie in San Roc Cay.
106. Our visits down there wouldn't be complete without buying and eating some fresh, warm, boiled peanuts from a roadside produce stand or even a gas station. Yum!
107. Buy a condo.
108. Cheer on the hermit crab races at Calypso Joe's.
109. Get up close and personal with some feathered friends at the spring and fall bird bandings.
110. Fly the Bird of Paradise, a restored open-cockpit plane.
111. Scarf some nachos on the deck of the Pink Pony.
112. Take the ferry from Fort Morgan across Mobile Bay to Fort Gaines.
113. Suck down a Bushwacker...or two.
114. Drive out to Billy's Seafood in Bon Secour and shop for fresh-off-the-boat seafood.
115. Sit on the porch at Scoops and cool off with some ice cream.
116. Indulge in fried green tomatoes and L.A. caviar at Lulu's (owned by Jimmy Buffet's sister).
117. Try some oysters...Slimy, maybe, but oh, so good.
118. Order a big ol' plate of Royal Reds (shrimp) at King Neptune's.
119. Check out Alligator Alley, home to more than 150 really big gators.
120. Watch the weigh-ins when the fishing charters bring their catch back to the marinas in the evening.
121. Pick up the official trail guide and head out on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail.
122. Look for sea turtle trails left by mama turtles coming ashore to nest. (They look a lot like tire tracks)
123. Get spooked on a candlelight tour of Fort Morgan.
124. Have brunch on the water and feed the fish at Tacky Jack's.
125. Sample the handcrafted cheeses at Sweet Home Farm, a working organic family dairy.
126. Stuff yourself with all-you-can-eat fresh mullet at Sea-n-Suds.
127. Eat fresh strawberries at Loxley Strawberry Festival.
128. Listen to some of the nation's best songwriters at the Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival.
129. Soar with the Blue Angels at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.
130. Stuff your pockets with beads and MoonPies at a Mardi Gras parade.
131. Challenge the kids to a game of Jamaican horseshoes at Lulu's.
132. Comb for treasures at the antique stores in Foley.
133. Let the kids earn their sea legs at the Orange Beach sailing camp.
134. Hike the trails at Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge and paddle around in the canoe that's kept there for visitors to use.
135. Go out to lunch in your swimsuit and flip flops.
136. Walk in the footsteps of history along the Battle of Mobile Civil War Trail.
137. Salute our fighting men and women at the USS Alabama Battleship Park in Mobile.
138. Perfect your cooking technique in a culinary class at Faulkner State Community College.
139. Explore the woodlands and wetlands of the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
140. Sink your teeth into some "Silver Queen" corn, available at farm markets and roadside stands all summer long.
141. Go extreme by plunging into the Polar Bear Dip at the Flora-Bama.(Brrrrr!)
142. Play with the crabs on the beach at night.
143. Have your photo taken with a palm tree.
144. Dive the wrecks and man-made reefs in the gulf
145. Enjoy music, dancing and the best German sausage at the Elberta Sausage Festival.
146. Watch the wooden ships on the water as they race for the skull at Annual Wooden Boat Festival.
147. Sample a new vintage at the Southern Breeze Wine and Culinary Festival.
148. Holiday lights and decorations meander along the waters of Orange Beach at the Nautical Night of Lights.
149. Start your week off right with the Galilean church service at Gulf State Park. (Mother's Day - Labor Day only)
150. Search for sand dollars on an early morning beach stroll.
151. Have a sandcastle-building contest.
152. Dance the night away at Live Bait.
153. Do some hands-on science at the Gulf Coast Exploreum.
154. Discover our coastal ecosystem at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab & Estuarium.
155. Learn about the early days of Alabama's Gulf Coast at the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach museums.
156. Go crabbing at Lagoon Pass.
157. Visit Bellingrath Gardens to see the flowers of every season.
158. Kayak through the nation's second largest river delta at Five Rivers Delta Center on the Mobile Causeway.
159. Relive the history of Baldwin County at the Heritage Museum in Elberta.
160. Toot the horn on the railroad at Wales West Train & Garden Lovers Park.
161. Wonder at the wildlife of Weeks Bay Estuarine Reserve and Pitcher Plant Bog.
162. Tour the antebellum mansions in Mobile.
163. Pamper your tootsies with a pedicure at Solar Nails, located next door to The Chocolate Corner. (Coincidence? We think not.)
164. Dream about the day when we can move to the beach and never have to leave!
165. Have lunch at Jesse's in Magnolia Springs.
166. Eat as much blackened fish as you can.
167. Feed the seagulls Cheetos out of your hand and watch the people who have never been to Gulf Shores go Crazy!!
168. Walk in the rain on the beach.
169. Shooting tourist on the beach.
170. Eat ribs while watching a game at Rafters.
171. Grab a cup of coffee from Dizzy Bean and head back to walk on the beach.
172. have the bread pudding at Louisiana Lagniappe
173. Eat blackened shrimp and cheese grits at the Original Oyster House. A southern tradition.
174. How about eating at the Original Oyster House? Visiting the shops of Bayou Village?
175. Gazing at a full moon over the water for hours, amazed at how incredibly vast the sky is!
176. Ride a Horse
177. Relax at Perdido Beach Resort because it's everything we need without ever leaving the hotel...the beach, a "nice" restaurant, a cafe, a pizza parlor, an exercise room, pool, watch dolphins and surfers...and, well, everything!
178. Eat fried shrimp on the porch at Bahama Bob's while the kids play in the sand.
179. Go to the Art Festival in Fairhope in March.
180. Jet skiing on Little Lagoon
181. WATCH THE SUNRISE ON THE BEACH WITH MY HUSBAND AND GRANDCHILDREN.
182. Play putt-putt at Pirates Island Golf across the Intracoastal Waterway
183. My favorite things do go to the beach!
184. Take my RV to Playa Del Rio or Luxury RV resort with my dogs and enjoy the week. Maybe do a little beach fishing or fish from the piers.
185. Play in the sand.
186. just relax & enjoy the moment with my children (they grow up so fast)
187. Topping off a great week by walking into a crowd of friendly people wearing 'beachy' clothes, and hearing great rock n roll music and hearing an incredibly encouraging message from a pastor preaching from a barstool at Christian LIFE Church on Canal Road!
188. Eating dinner with Family and Friends at Jake's Seafood and Steakhouse in Orange Beach.
189. Just get to the beach... We left Indiana @ midnight, got to GulfShores @ 1PM. stayed til 8. A super time for only 1 day! We'll stay for a week next time.
190. Breakfast at Duck's Diner. Easy Street, Orange Beach
191. SIT ON THE BEACH WITH THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE AT SUNSET OR SUNRISE. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT.
192. looking for shells with my grandson
193. Go snorkeling at Perdido Pass at low tide.
194. Looking at the water towers...just seeing Orange Beach or Gulf Shores on the towers is exciting.
195. Have oysters rockefeller and pizza at Papa Rocco's
196. take my children to the beach and walk down the beach looking for interesting things.
197. Tossing lunch leftovers in the air and watching the seagulls catch them in mid-air. Not a crumb is lost or wasted!
198. Watch for dolphin
199. July 4th fireworks at Perdido Beach Resort
200. Go to Joe Patti's Seafood place in Pensacola, bring it back to my condo on the beach and cook it. We buy enough for 3 days at the time. Yummy!Yummy
201. Take the kids army men and knights so they can build forts and castles.
202. Get up early and go for a long run on the beach.
203. Go to Cobalt's and sit outside on the patio and eat po'boys while watching the boats go up and down the waterway.
204. Relax in a float!
205. look at the dolphins when the sun goes down.
206. Play charades and take pictures of people acting - makes for a hilarious photoshoot!

We were having so much fun coming up with our 101 things, we decided to stop and give you a chance to join in. Got something that's a "must try" Gulf Shores/Orange Beach activity? Something you have to eat, or see or do every time you're here? Send us your favorites and we may add them to our list.