- The list below includes 69 free or cheap things to do in or near Gulf Shores, Alabama, including 53 different types of inexpensive activities like Mini Golf, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Recreation Centers and Visitor Centers.
- From Gulf State Park to Gulf State Park Fishing Pier, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Gulf Shores and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Fairhope, Orange Beach, Foley and Pensacola.
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Funny Cars of Pensacola Beach offers battery powered funny cars for rent by the hour. Guests can rent a car and drive around town, taking in sights and visiting local attractions.
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Pensacola Beach is a beach on an island known for its distinctive, 1,471 foot long pier. Visitors of the beach can participate in scenic viewing, snorkeling and swimming activities.
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34745 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL
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Combining Apalachee and Harper historic sites, Historic Blakeley State Park offers its visitors the preserved battlefield from the Civil War, hiking trails and plenty of camping sites.
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The Battleship USS Alabama sailed for seven decades and currently is a floating museum. Exhibits include a World War II submarine, a Blackbird spy plane, Vietnam River patrol boat, and a plane like the one flown by the Tuskegee Airmen.
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Besides the ship itself, which is an important part of America's military history, USS Alabama Battleship can be considered a national park, since it has a large front-yard for picnics, cars shows and the likes, while also having an avionics museum.
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Located along the Tensaw River, Blakeley State Park combines a nature area and preserved Civil War battlefield. Visitors can camp, hike the nature trails, or take a two-hour boat eco-tour.
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Conde-Charlotte Museum House
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104 Theatre St, Mobile, AL 36602
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Visitors can take guided tours of the Conde-Charlotte Museum House originally built in 1850 for Jonathan and Elizabeth Kirkbride. The house is restored with period antiques, and visitors can also see sections of the jail that was on the site from 1822 to 1850.
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The 413 square miles Mobile Bay is formed on the west side by Fort Morgan Peninsula and on the west side by Dauphin Island. While the average depth of the bay is only 10 feet, the bay is often over 76 feet deep in the shipping channel.
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Besides presenting more than 300 years of Mobile's history in its 5 permanent collections, the Museum of Mobile has also private meeting rooms, which can be rented for all types of special occasions.
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150 South Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602
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Located in a 1724 partially reconstructed French Fort, the Fort Conde Museum & Welcome Center presents a history of Mobile, and also offers its visitors useful information.