Some local color
1) Coon Dog Cemetery http://www.coondogcemetery.com/
2) Rattlesnake Saloon http://www.coondogcemetery.com/
3) Cathedral Caverns State Park https://www.alapark.com/parks/cathed...rns-state-park
4) Dismals Canyon https://www.dismalscanyon.com/thecanyon
Last edited by farscott; 09-05-2019 at 10:39 AM.
+1 for the battleship tour. We hit it first thing in the morning on a weekday and had very little company on board. There's an air museum and a submarine affiliated with it too.Originally Posted by RoyGBiv
And either before or after the Battleship, make it a point to eat a meal on the Causeway where the battleship sits. Try the Yo' Momma's platter at Ed's Seafood Shed. But every place on the causeway is going to be pretty good.
You might also check out the duck boat tours in Mobile. http://gulfcoastducks.com/
Lastly, downtown Fairhope has a lot of froo froo arts and crafts and places to eat.
If you’re an MHI fan there’s Desoto Caverns in Childersburg. I don’t know how big your kids are but there’s also an amusement park there.
https://www.desotocavernspark.com/
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
High school. We definitely like outdoorsy stuff and amusement parks.
Sorta around sometimes for some of your shitty mod needs.
In addition to Waterville USA and the OWA park, I believe there is some park next to Waterville and there is also ziplining in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach.
https://www.gulfshores.com/things-to...ies/ziplining/
Another recommendation for seeing the battleship. Got dragged to it in my youth on the way to Biloxi and New Orleans, I thoroughly enjoyed it though!
“Conspiracy theories are just spoiler alerts these days.”
If you like motor sports the Barber’s Motorsports Park near Birmingham has the worlds largest collection of motorcycles.
https://barberracingevents.com/ Oak Mt. State Park https://www.alapark.com/parks/oak-mountain-state-park just south of Birmingham has nice trails and reasonably priced hotels nearby if you’re looking for a place to stay in the middle of the state. Nearby is one of the best mexican restaurants in the state, that is hidden inside an Ashley Furniture store.
I’ll third or fourth the USS Alabama trip it’s cool. Also, the ride on old (scenic)98 by the bay up to Fairhope is a nice change from baking yourself on the beach in the middle of the day, there’s a few restaurants and shops downtown your wife might like, it probably would have bored me as a teenager.
Mobile can get sketchy fast, I’m sure there’s some things worth seeing there, but I haven’t taken the time to find them.
Beach wise I like Perdido Key better than our Alabama Beaches, but the Gulf Shores state Park beach is worth a trip, Note: Alcohol is prohibited on the beaches at the park. https://www.alapark.com/parks/gulf-state-park
I’ll hit up a couple of coworkers who know the gulf for restaurant recommendations.
Last edited by Caballoflaco; 09-05-2019 at 05:18 PM.
Jimmy Buffett favorite hang outs on the Gulf from "Garden & Gun". There is one in Spanish Fort and one on Orange Beach.
https://gardenandgun.com/articles/ji...ach-bars-gulf/
Berman museum in Anniston has a nice collection of firearms.
I like the covered bridges. There’s one or two that are still operational.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hort...Covered_Bridge
There’s 3 that are real close to each other.
Monte Sano state park has decent hiking. Lake Guntersville is nice for bass.
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