5 incredible waterfront restaurants on Alabama’s Gulf Coast you need to try this summer Apr. 13, 2026, 10:31 a.m.

Where to eat, play, and stay on Alabama's beaches, including a Kenny Chesney fave and a condo bigger than my house.

Reflecting on my most memorable travel moments, a few unexpected places always float to the top. My recent trip exploring Alabama beaches is now one of them. I’ll admit, when I started planning, I ...

All nature is good, but some nature is just a little more fun. That’s the case in coastal Alabama, where landscapes collide and sandy beaches meet freshwater lakes meet pine-oak woods meet the mighty ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. While the northern reaches of Alabama offer natural wonders like ...

Is this really America’s best diner, this chrome-and-neon fixture of Alabama’s beach vacation zone? Let’s put it this way: If ...

Summer is coming, and that means many Louisianans will soon be packing their bags to travel to the state's neighboring beaches in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The cost to drive to Orange Beach ...

Plotted on a map, decades of Lass family beach vacations would no doubt reveal a shotgun-like pattern across the Gulf Coast. Lola Lass reads the trips off like entries in an accounting ledger: There ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning to sip a cold drink on Alabama's beaches this summer? Before you crack open that beer, you should know if drinking in the ...

Alabama residents know well the sugar‑white sands of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island. But beyond state lines, the idea that Alabama even has beaches still surprises many ...

As Alabama heats up, more people are sunbathing in backyards and on beaches. Is going topless actually legal, or risky under ...