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I will be taking the family back down to Orange Beach in May. We are pretty familiar with this area but are looking to explore some other nearby areas. Can anyone tell me if Mobile or Pensecola, or any other areas have anything interesting to offer? Keep in mind I will have two daughters ages 3 and 5 along with me.

Thanks for the help.

Finz

Fort Conde is located in downtown & the battleship USS Alabama along with a submarine are on the Mobile side of the bay. A short drive west of Mobile in Theodore is Bellingrath Gardens. You can also catch a ferry from Ft. Morgan (Gulf Shores) over to Dauphin Island then drive to Theodore (much shorter drive & better trip) to get to Bellingrath Gardens. Also at Dauphin Island is the Estuarium.

http://estuarium.disl.org/

http://www.bellingrath.org/

Hollar at me if you have any questions. I grew up in Mobile, though I have been gone a while now, so I can probably answer most questions you might have.

Perdido Key/Bay

there are a lot of go kart/mini golf/arcade/water park places in orange beach

As soon as u go thru the underground bridge from downtown and go over the water there is a grrrrreatt seafood joint on ur left on the water..can't miss it.............really good but as usual I forgot the name

There is a place called Pier 3 (if my memory serves me) on the Bay that had great food. This may be where aquaholic is speaking of.

Fort Morgan is a very cool place to go if you haven't already visited. Also if you are in search of an excellent place to eat, I would highly recommend Lambert's. It is a good place for all kinds of people. It is located in Foley. I have frequented Gulf Shores for the last couple years so I pretty much know a lot of the area.

I'd check out Ft. morgan and go over to Pensacola for the Naval Aviation Museum..Home of The Blue Angels.......Driving or flying to Bama?

Of course, don't forget the new LuLu's in Gulf Shores. Check out this great article.

http://www.thepelicanonline.com/features/feature1.html

You and your children will have a blast!