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101 Things to Do at the Beach

  
1. Having our family's portraits made by The Picture Man!
2. Watch the magnificent Gulf Coast sunrise and sunset.
3. Going to LuLu's! Although the wait is long, the food is great!
4. Hunt crabs on the beach at night.
5. Soar with the Blue Angels at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.
6. Dream about the day when we can move to the beach and never have to leave!
7. Get married on the beach.
8. Sit in a low beach chair at the water’s edge and have the waves crash over you.
9. Walk in the rain on the beach.
10. Gazing at a full moon over the water for hours, amazed at how incredibly vast the sky is!
11. Take the ferry from Fort Morgan across Mobile Bay to Fort Gaines.
12. Hike the trails at Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge and paddle around in the canoe that's kept there for visitors to use.
13. Drive out to Billy's Seafood in Bon Secour and shop for fresh-off-the-boat seafood.
14. Shooting tourist on the beach.
15. Relax!
16. Don’t forget lunch at Desoto’s – the best food on the beach!
17. Take an early morning stroll on the beach before anyone else has left their footprints; you'll feel as though the beach belongs to you!
18. Visit Bellingrath Gardens to see the flowers of every season.
19. Go fly a kite!
20. Take a family picture in the mouth of the giant shark at Souvenir City.
21. Take photos on the beach, near the dunes or on the rocks at the foot of Perdido Pass Bridge.
22. Swim! Fun and games always are great on a sunny beach day! Frisbee! Beaches are very meant-to-be-fun type of places.
23. Eating at Original Oyster House in Gulf Shores.
24. Take long, slow walks on the beach.  Fill your pockets with small shells that you can put in a glass jar in your kitchen window back home.
25. Sitting on the beach watching a beautiful pink and orange sunset with margarita in-hand!
26. Catch the "throwed" rolls at Lambert's in Foley. (Heads up!)
27. Have your photo taken with a palm tree.
28. Go out to lunch in your swimsuit and flip flops.
29. Eat at Bubba’s all-you-can-eat shrimp.
30. Ride the Ferris wheel at The Wharf.
31. Look for sea turtle trails left by mama turtles coming ashore to nest. (They look a lot like tire tracks)
32. Visit the world-famous Flora-Bama Lounge, the "last great American roadhouse".
33. Laser tag at Adventure Island!
34. Suck down a Bushwacker...or two.
35. Live in flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts.
36. Ride the Wild Woody and the Sky Coaster at The Track.
37. Stop at Burris' Farm Market on your way down for the freshest fruit, veggies and Strawberry Shortcake.
38. Bag some serious bargains at Tanger Outlet Center.
39. Go jet skiing, boating, water skiing or parasailing.
40. Body surf the waves.
41. Read a book on the beach.
42. Visit the zoo. My kids love to see the monkey read the newspaper. And Mikee's!!
43. Eat fried shrimp on the porch at Bahama Bob's while the kids play in the sand.
44. Catch a Brent Burns performance.
45. Surf fishing is fun. I saw a man catch a small shark - and then release it!
46. Watching the fireworks over the water on the 4th of July in Gulf Shores.
47. Eat at Bahama Bobs for a fantastic sandwich or seafood delight.
48. Snuggle up next to your spouse late at night on the balcony and watch the lightning over the gulf. It’s almost like you’re the only two people in the world.
49. Eat at Lester's on Canal Road.
50. Sit on the porch at Scoops and cool off with some ice cream.
51. Eat fried shrimp - and lots of it!
52. Ride the tallest Ferris wheel in the southeast at The Wharf.
53. 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.
54. Walk in the footsteps of history along the Battle of Mobile Civil War Trail.
55. Salute our fighting men and women at the USS Alabama Battleship Park in Mobile.
56. Let the kids earn their sea legs at the Orange Beach sailing camp.
57. Explore the woodlands and wetlands of the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
58. Discover our coastal ecosystem at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab & Estuarium.
59. Play with the crabs on the beach at night.
60. Eat blackened shrimp and cheese grits at the Original Oyster House. A southern tradition.
61. Play putt-putt at Pirates Island Golf across the Intracoastal Waterway
62. Toot the horn on the railroad at Wales West Train & Garden Lovers Park.
63. Wonder at the wildlife of Weeks Bay Estuarine Reserve and Pitcher Plant Bog.
64. Go on a dolphin sightseeing boat.
65. Start your week off right with the Galilean church service at Gulf State Park. (Mother's Day - Labor Day only)
66. Have a sandcastle-building contest.
67. Go extreme by plunging into the Polar Bear Dip at the Flora-Bama.(Brrrrr!)
68. Purchase some inspiring art items at the Waterfront Festival of Art in Orange Beach.
69. Dive the wrecks and man-made reefs in the gulf
70. Scarf some nachos on the deck of the Pink Pony.
71. Listen to some of the nation's best songwriters at the Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival.
72. 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!
73. Buy a condo.
74. Cheer on the hermit crab races at Calypso Joe's.
75. Surf the Flowrider at Waterville.
76. Catch mullet madness at the annual Interstate Mullet Toss.
77. Stuff yourself with all-you-can-eat fresh mullet at Sea-n-Suds.
78. Eat fresh strawberries at Loxley Strawberry Festival.
79. Try some oysters...Slimy, maybe, but oh, so good.
80. Order a big ol' plate of Royal Reds (shrimp) at King Neptune's.
81. Check out Alligator Alley, home to more than 150 really big gators.
82. Watch the weigh-ins when the fishing charters bring their catch back to the marinas in the evening.
83. Pick up the official trail guide and head out on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail.
84. Get spooked on a candlelight tour of Fort Morgan.
85. Have brunch on the water and feed the fish at Tacky Jack's.
86. Curl up under your beach umbrella with Anne Morrow Lindbergh's classic short memoir, "Gift from the Sea."
87. Lay in the sugar white sand at night and count UFO's
88. The White Sands Silver Jewelry & Boutique shop in Orange Beach is a must. They have a great little shop with some great silver pieces, artwork and handbags.
89. Bury yourself in the sand at night
90. Get a bird’s eye view of the brilliant blue water while parasailing.
91. Have breakfast at Big O’s!
92. Enjoy the mini-golf and bumper cars at the amusement area in Orange Beach.
93. The race track and bumper boats in Gulf Shores are great for the kids!
94. Visit Daylight Donuts for a sweet tooth’s delight.
95. Make the sugar sand "bark" while you run through it.
96. Look for Flounder at the pass on West beach at night.
97. Shopping at Old Time Pottery. They have such great bargains and I always come home with something new for my home.
98. Have the seafood gumbo at Mikee's.
99. Eat at the Shrimp Shack in San Roc Cay, Orange Beach daily specials are awesome and servers are friendly and polite!!!!
100. Getup early in the morning and walk down to the marina and watch the boats go out.
101. Read a book under the sizzling summer sun while enjoying the cool breeze coming off the ocean and a cool drink by my side - pure bliss.