Gulf Coast

Attractions

Amusement rides, go-carts, arcade, concessions, and the original flying scooters. Fun for all ages. One or 2 tickets per ride—tickets $1, 15/$12, 45/$30, 100/$60, go-carts $3.
Admission: Free
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Features 10 championship courses and various accommodations in Gulf Coast area. Call toll-free number for free Gulf Shores Golf Vacation Planner. Number of holes: 198
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Challenging course for all levels of golfers. Number of holes: 18 Par: 72 Championship Yardage: 6500 yds.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa
Lakefront picnic area and boat launch, beach pavilion, 825-ft. fishing pier in gulf.
Admission: Admission charged
Beautifully landscaped course. Pro shop, snack bar, driving range, putting green, resort hotel, campground, cabins, nature center and fishing pier.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Antiques, accessories, in-stock decorator fabrics.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa
Remains of earthen forts, old rifle pits, redoubts and battery sites dot the park's 3,800 acres. Following the fall of nearby Spanish Fort on the night of April 8, 1865, orders were issued to take Blakeley by assault. The General advance began at 5:25 p.m.
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: Personal Checks
Burial home of Confederate soldiers from Battle of Vicksburg who died at Grand Hotel-turned-hospital. Identities lost in bake room fire. Trenches containing remains of 300 soldiers. 1864 cannon. April memorial services.
Admission: Free
As Admiral Farragut's fleet of 14 frigates and four iron-clad monitors prepared to engage Forts Gaines and Morgan on August 5, 1864, Colonel Charles Anderson and his 800 Confederate troops were ordered to hold Fort Gaines at any cost.
Admission: Admission charged
Since 1847. Converted to Confederate hospital during Civil War. 21st Alabama Infantry maintained garrison on grounds. Served as Marine training ground during WWII. Confederate Rest Cemetery on grounds.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
A number if Apache POWs who died during their internment at the Mt. Vernon Barracks are buried in the National Cemetery portion of Magnolia Cemetery. Geronimo's son, Chappo Geronimo, died of tuberculosis at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, and is also buried here.
Admission: Free
Self-guided tour, approx. 1 hour. Start tour at the Old Courthouse Museum. View Monroeville as Harper Lee and Truman Capote knew it during their childhood in the 1930s. Operated by Monroe Co. Heritage Museums.
Admission: Free
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks
Surrender site of the May 4, 1865 signing by Confederate Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor to Major Gen. E.R.S. Canby, marking official end of War Between the States.
Admission: Free
Medical museum housed in Baldwin County’s 1st hospital (1936). Actual operating room, patient rooms, X-ray, pharmacy were recreated using period medical antiques. Medical quackery devices featured.
Admission: Free
Admission: Admission charged
Accepted: Personal Checks
Golf, swimming, tennis, dining. Each hole offers spectacular view of Gulf of Mexico. Scenic course perfect for duffer and pro alike. Uncrowded greens, relaxed pace. Number of holes: 18 Par: 72 Championship Yardage: 6620 yds.
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa
Admission free for tours. Many activities for senior adults. Exquisite furniture (antiques and reproductions), extensive art works displayed throughout. Memberships available for 50-and-over population.
Admission: Free
Accepted: Personal Checks
Admission: Unknown
Accepted: Personal Checks, Travelers Checks, MasterCard, Visa

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