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Downtown Fairhope, AL · Strolling, shopping and dining through downtown Fairhope, Al, http://www.fairhopemerchants.com/

Fishing/Boating/Charters · Making Waves Charters – Cindy Frank – 251.209.1168, http://making.waves.us/ · Capt. Troy Price – 251.689.5155, http://www.weeksbaycharters.com/ · Fishing with an Attitude – Dan Kolenich – 251.422.3474 · Schooner Joshua – Carol Brumblett – 251.209.1168, http://schoonerjoshua.com/ · Eco Tours – Mobile.Tensaw Delta – 30945 5 Rivers Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL, 251.259.8531, http://5rds.com/, Boat Tours of the Delta

Oak Hollow Farms – Fairhope, AL, 251.928.4840, http://www.oakhollowfarm.net/ · Oak Hollow farm is located on the Eastern Shore of with more than 300 acres of timeless countryside in beautiful Fairhope, .

· Horseback riding - Located on the northwest corner of the property sits the Oak Hollow stables and tack room. Guests are greeted at the main facility and taken on a hayride through shady oak groves to the horse barn for trail rides. The facility includes the tack room, grazing pastures and stables that house more than 30 trained horses.

· Other activities offered at Oak Hollow Farm are Hay Rides, Archery, Skeet Shooting, Pheasants Hunts and Fishing

Movie/IMAX Theaters · Carmike Cinemas – Daphne, AL, 251.626.5766 · Premiere Cinema 13 – Spanish Fort, AL, 251.626.0352 · Gulf Coast Exploreum – Mobile, AL, 251.208.6893

Art Galleries · Bay Rivers Art Guild & Gallery, 1704 Sixth Street in Daphne, AL, 251.621.0659 o Located in the old city jail you can see watercolor, pottery, drawing, oil and pastel exhibits by nationally known and local artist. Classes are offered in watercolor, pottery, drawing, oil, pastel, etc.

· Booth Sculpture Park, 2400 Main Street in Daphne, AL. http://www.boothsculpture.com/ o Outstanding outdoor art exhibit by nationally known and local artist. Sculptures of stainless and painted steel, open dawn to dusk.

· Eastern Shore Art Center & Gallery, 401 Oak Street in Fairhope, AL, 251.928.2228, http://esartcenter.com/ o The Eastern Shore Art Center connects people of all ages and abilities with the arts through education, exhibitions and outreach activities.

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Cemeteries, Historic · Confederate Rest Cemetery (on the grounds of Marriott's Grand Hotel) in Point Clear, AL, 251.928.9201

o “The Grand Hotel and the Gunnison House served as a hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War. The Confederate Rest Cemetery commemorates more than 300 Confederate soldiers who died while in the hospital. The original tract of seven acres included markers erected to the Unknown Confederate Dead. The records of the soldiers were kept in the hotel until a fire in 1869, when the identities of those buried in Confederate Rest were lost.” Alabama Historical Association 1997

o The Confederate Rest Cemetery is located 1 mile east of Grand Hotel adjacent to Lakewood’s Azalea Golf Course within Lakewood Estates on Pinegrove Drive.

· Fairhope Colony Cemetery on Oak Street (across from Civic Center) Fairhope, AL, 251.928.8162 o Old burial ground for founding fathers and city leaders.

· Old Methodist Church & Cemetery, 405 Dryer Avenue in Daphne, AL, 251.621.9620, http://www.daphnemuseumalabama.org/ o Built in 1858 this church is the second oldest church building in Baldwin County.

Churches, Historic · Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (circa 1876) – 18673 Scenic Highway 98 in Point Clear, AL, 251.928.5931, http://www.stlawrencefairhope.com/sacred-heart.html

· Little Bethel Baptist Church (circa 1876) 1902 Main Street in Daphne, AL, 251.626.8182.

· Malbis Greek Orthodox Church, Highway 181 south of Highway 90 in Daphne, AL, 251.626.6739.

· Old Methodist Church & Cemetery (circa 1858), 405 Dryer Avenue in Daphne, AL, 251.621.9620, http://www.daphnemuseumalabama.org/ o Built in 1858 this church is the second oldest church building in Baldwin County.

· Saint Francis at the Point Traditional Episcopal Church (circa 1898) Scenic Highway 98 south of Grand Hotel in Point Clear, AL, 251.928.1255, http://stfrancisatthepoint.org/

Gardens/Historic Homes · Bellingrath Gardens & Home, 12401 Bellingrath Road in Theodore, AL, 251.973.2217, http://bellingrath.org/ o 65 acre garden and grand estate home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath.

· Weeks Bay Estaurine Research & Reserve Nature Center, 11401 Hwy. 98 in Fairhope, AL, 251.990.5004, http://www.weeksbay.org/ o Boardwalk, picnic areas & exhibits.

· Weeks Bay Wildflower Pitcher Plant Bog, County Road 17 off Hwy. 98 in Fairhope, AL, 251.928.9792, http://www.weeksbay.org/ Off Property Recreation Activity

· Swift-Coles Historic Home Tidewater Mansion, 17424 Swift Coles Lane, Bon Secour, AL, 251.580.1897. http://www.swiftcoleshistorichome.com/ o This 6000 sq ft home began in 1882 as a simple four.room structure in the bend of the Bon Secour River.

· Historic Conde'- Charlotte Museum House, 104 Theatre Street, Mobile, AL, 251.432.4722, http://condecharlotte.com/ o The house was built by Jonathan Kirkbride and his wife, Elizabeth, in 1850 on the foundation of a jail built on the premises in the 1820s. Cell doors and a portion of the jail floor can be seen in the house today.

Lighthouses

· Middle Bay Lighthouse (circa 1885) middle of Mobile Bay. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=650 o Accessible by boat.

· Sand Island Lighthouse (circa 1863) south of Ft. Morgan, Gulf Shores, Al, http://sandislandlighthouse.com/ o Accessible by boat.

Museums · American Sport Art Museum & Archives, One Academy Drive, Daphne, AL, 251.626.3303, http://www.asama.org/ o Founded in 1984, the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) is dedicated to the preservation of sports art, history and literature.

· Exploreum Science Center – Mobile, AL, 251.208.6873, http://www.exploreum.com o With more than 150 interactive exhibits, thought provoking larger-than-life IMAX films, and fun, hands on educational programming, the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center aspires to increase science literacy among the people of south Alabama and the Gulf Coast region, residents and visitors alike.

· Foley Alabama Railroad Museum, 125 E. Laurel Ave, Foley, AL, 251.943.1818 http://www.foleyrailroadmuseum.com/ o We are proud to show the work of our Caboose Club members and welcome you to come by and enjoy our model train and all that the museum has to offer. Admission is free.

· National Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd., Pensacola, FL, 800.327.5002, http://www.NavalAviationMuseum.org o We are proud to show the work of our Caboose Club members and welcome you to come by and enjoy our model train and all that the museum has to offer. Admission is free.

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· Fairhope Historical Museum, 24 N. Section Street in Fairhope, AL. 251.929.1471, http://www.cofairhope.com/departments/museum o The Fairhope Museum of History collects artifacts from Fairhope’s unique past, preserves them for future generations and educates through exhibitions and programming about “all things Fairhope.”

· Gulf Quest, Interactive Maritime Museum – Mobile, AL, 251.436.8901, http://www.gulfquest.org/ o The exhibits are housed on multiple decks of a life sized replica of a container ship, so come ready to walk and browse and take your time. There are many places to sit and enjoy the view, both inside the museum and outside overlooking the beautiful and the busy of .

· USS Alabama – Mobile, AL, 251.433.2703, http://www.ussalabama.com o A military history park and museum located on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota class battleship USS Alabama and Gato class USS Drum. The USS Alabama and USS Drum are both National Historic Landmarks; the park as a whole was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage prior to that time, on October 28, 1977.

· Historic Blakeley State Park, Highway 225 6 miles north of I.10 in Spanish Fort, AL, 251.626.0798, http://blakeleypark.com/ o Site of the last major battle of the Civil War. Picnic tables, fishing ponds, shell mounds, boardwalk, pavilion, camping. Walking, jogging, bicycling, hiking & horseback trails, camping, nature sanctuary; o Site of the Jackson Springs Cemetery

· Meaher State Park, 5200 Battleship Parkway East Spanish Fort, AL , 251 .626.5529, http://www.alapark.com/meaher-state-park o Pier, picnic tables, boat launch cover pavilion w/grill, playground, camping, nature trails,

· The Village Point Park Preserve, 27717 Main Street in Daphne, AL, 251.626.2729, http://villagepointpark.com/p-about.asp o Picnic area, natural trail, champions trees, early American cemetery. o Home to one of the largest and most historic live oaks in Alabama. This giant tree, which is 95 feet tall, with a circumference of 28 feet, was a landmark in the eighteenth century; it is shown as a survey line marker in the original Spanish Land Grant survey map of 1787.

· Fort Morgan, 110 State Highway 180,Gulf Shores, Al, 251.540.5257, http://fort.morgan.org/ o Preceded by another fort, Fort Bowyer during the War of 1812, Fort Morgan is a Third System masonry fort built between 1819 and 1833. Standing guard where the bay meets the , the fort played a significant role in the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864. Used intermittently through the Spanish American War, World War I and World War II, the site showcases the evolution of seacoast fortifications and adaptations made by the U.S. Army for the defense of the country.

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· Fort Gaines, 51 Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island, Al, 251. 861.6992, http://dauphinisland.org/fort.gaines/ o Spanish-American conflict. It has been called one of the best preserved examples of 19th- century brick seacoast fortifications in the east. It was a key element in the battle of Mobile Bay, famous for Admiral Farragut's Construction began in 1821 and was completed during the Civil War with additional batteries added in the command "Damn the torpedoes – full speed ahead!" See actual cannons used in the battle, the huge anchor of Farragut's flag ship, tunnels, original blacksmith shop, bakery, latrine, Quartermaster building, Officer's Quarters building, museum and gift shop.