{"id":52170,"date":"2025-04-19T10:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/?p=52170"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:25:55","slug":"travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Spectacular Photos That Will Convince You to Vacation in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first time I ever saw the Gulf of Mexico was from the balcony of a condo I had rented for a week in Orange Beach. I instantly fell in love with the turquoise water lapping against white sand. By the end of the week, I had also fallen in love with Alabama&#8217;s beaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse through this collection of my favorite photos captured in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama. With each additional photo you will see another reason I fell in love with the beach towns and why I will visit as often as possible in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210305-orange-beach-alabama-jb040.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Turquoise water. White sand. Comfortable temps. Few skyscrapers dominate the skyline along Orange Beach &#8211; making it a beautiful beach to admire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-gulf-shores-alabama-jb045.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The shoulder seasons &#8211; March\/April and October\/November &#8211; are excellent times to visit Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb105.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<section data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"27930\" class=\"elementor elementor-27930\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c478303 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c478303\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb5e21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afb5e21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894aa4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"894aa4e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df83c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df83c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">do you love<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3badda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3badda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">road trips?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eef3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eef3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sign up and be the first to read new road trip itineraries and destination guides.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c372a9 elementor-mobile-button-align-stretch elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"2c372a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"27930\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"2c372a9\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"Road Trips &amp; 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It only cost a couple of dollars to walk along the pier that stretched long over the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb008.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wharf is a one-stop destination for shopping, food, and entertainment in Orange Beach. The outdoor shopping mall invites people to get outside and enjoy the wonderful tropical weather. And the Ferris wheel offers a chance for a spectacular view &#8211; a view I did not opt to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb081.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The restaurants in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach feature some of the most stunning views of any eatery I&#8217;ve visited. Above, the outdoor seating on the beach at The Gulf was amazing. Below, the indoor seating at The Southern Grind at Indigo was one of the most gorgeous of any coffee shop I&#8217;ve visited on my travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"47637\" class=\"elementor elementor-47637\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b317ab2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b317ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"mediavine-advertisement-desktop\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91875b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91875b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450af8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450af8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">advertisement<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7685227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7685227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_hint\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb024.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, Lulu&#8217;s had a lot of indoor and outdoor seating, like this covered picnic table. I opted to sit inside at a table with the view above overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and Tacky Jacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb056.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunliner Diner was one of the most interesting restaurants in Gulf Shores. Inside and out, it&#8217;s designed to mimic a 1960s diner. 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But Gulf Shores and Orange Beach take that experience to a new level with more fantastic restaurants than I&#8217;ve seen outside of a foodie city. Of course, seafood is almost always on the menu like the plate from Lulu&#8217;s above and The Gulf below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210223-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-390x260.jpg 390w, 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style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fried seafood (above) from GTs on the Bay and shrimp tacos (below) from Lulu&#8217;s are common on most restaurant menus in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb033-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb033-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210228-gulf-shores-alabama-jb033-1200x797.jpg 1200w, 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Below, the double stacked cheeseburger and tots in a basket were a wonderful lunch at Anchor Bar and Grill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210303-orange-beach-alabama-jb303.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Just in case you get tired of the seafood, there is one really fantastic pizza joint between Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. The personal pan pizza from Sauced was savory to the last bite and a welcome change in food scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210224-orange-beach-alabama-jb077.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"47637\" class=\"elementor elementor-47637\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b317ab2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b317ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"mediavine-advertisement-desktop\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91875b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91875b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450af8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450af8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">advertisement<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7685227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7685227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content_hint\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/travel-photos-gulf-shores-orange-beach-alabama\/?tp_image_id=52191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-1800x1195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-1800x1195.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roadtripsandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210225-orange-beach-alabama-jb016.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget dessert! 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Fort Morgan State Historic Site was an interesting place to visit. 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