For Fun

The Gulf Shores area offers a range of gift shops, galleries, boutiques, and factory outlet stores that are only minutes away from any beachfront accommodation. Activities such as dinner cruises, miniature golf, ferry rides, botanical gardens, museums, zoos, amusement and water parks, bumper boats, go-cart racing, and nature trails make Gulf Shores the perfect vacation spot for families with varying interests. And when you're ready to relax, the sun-kissed, sandy beaches will be waiting for you!

Amusement Parks

Adventure Island
24559 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL
(334) 974-1500

Gulf Shores Amusement Park
104 W Beach Blvd.
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(334) 948-6511

Pirates Island Adventure Golf
PO Box 2490
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
(251) 968-4653

Waterville, USA
PO Box 1017
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
(251) 948-2106
www.watervilleusa.com

Educational and Cultural Activities

Bellingrath Gardens & Home
12401 Bellingrath Rd
Theodore, AL 36582
(251) 973-2217

Fort Morgan
51 State Highway 180 West
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(251) 540-7125

Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
PO Box 1968
Mobile, AL 36633
(251) 208-6883
(877) 625-4FUN

Gulf Shores Museum
PO Box 299
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
(334) 967-4733

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park
2703 Battleship Pkwy.
PO Box 65
Mobile, AL 36601
(251) 433-2703
(800) 426-4929

Scenic Tours and Wildlife

A Southern Rose
PO Box 933
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 981-7673
Features dolphin sighting trips and dinner cruises.

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
1204 Gulf Shores Pkwy
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(251) 968-5731

Harley-Davidson Rentals by American Dream Cycle
328 East Beach Blvd
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(334) 948-8688
Features hourly, half-day, and full-day motorcycle and scooter rentals.

L.A. Aloft
313-A West Laurel Avenue
Foley, AL 36535
(251) 943-3598
Features two and a half hour hot air balloon rides.

Mobile Bay Ferry
400 W Roman ST
Pensacola, FL 32501
(251) 540-7787

Wildland Expeditions!
7536 Tung Avenue N
Theodore, AL 36582
(334) 460-8206
Features alligators, eagles, and swamp wildlife on a two-hour guided boat tour.