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    Alabama tourism - what shouldn't we miss?

    I'll be taking the family to Alamaba for 10-ish days soon and, as usual, we plan to do a loop through the state we visit and see/do as much as we can while there. Other than 4 days at Gulf Shores, nothing is totally locked down yet. We intend to hit the "barbecue trail" and do some hiking in the northern part of the state, hit the Hank Williams museum, but other than that we're pretty open to suggestions. Restaurant suggestions are always welcome.
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    I enjoyed the heck out of the space museum in Huntsville.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TQP View Post
    I enjoyed the heck out of the space museum

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    Oh, yeah, we'll definitely hit NASA. Whenever we go somewhere that has an option to tour a NASA facility we're going.
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    Another vote for the rocket center.

    And this was a great place to spend a few hours. https://www.ussalabama.com/
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    I want to watch this, I like the proximity of Gulf Shores (if I can get to a beach without driving on I-75...) but didn't love it the one time we went. Are you renting a house or hotel?

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    Gulf Shores puts you a short drive to NAS Pensacola and the National Naval Aviation Museum. https://www.navalaviationmuseum.org

    Waterville USA https://watervilleusa.com

    The Warf at Orange Beach https://alwharf.com

    OWA is a new thing in Foley. We've been by, not into the park. https://visitowa.com/?utm_source=Yext

    Tanger Outlet Mall for shopping, also in Foley. Deals aren't great, but something to do. The fella's are usually found hanging at St. Nick's knife shop while the women are hitting all the other stores. https://www.tangeroutlet.com/foley

    The Hangout is a pretty good place for beach type dining. https://www.thehangout.com

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    I would at least pass through Monroeville, but I'm a closet literary nerd.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mmc45414 View Post
    I want to watch this, I like the proximity of Gulf Shores (if I can get to a beach without driving on I-75...) but didn't love it the one time we went. Are you renting a house or hotel?
    Condo via AirBnB. That's what we normally do when we travel and stay anywhere beyond a day or two.

    We went to Perdido Key on the Florida side of the state line in 2013. We've been to the Naval Aviation Museum there.
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    NASA is a fun visit...while you're in Huntsville the Downtown area has some pretty, older architecture and some decent bars/restaurants. You mentioned hiking-Green Mountain and Monte Sano in Hunstville also have quite a few trails, very pretty. DeSoto national forest on the Georgia/Tennessee/AL border is also very nice, a little more mountainous (yeah I know, it's not mountainous the way the Rockies are).
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