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Coast & Mobile Bay

Maritime history, Gulf habitats and bayside art invite a slower coastal journey.

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Coast & Mobile Bay, a little closer.

Maritime history, Gulf habitats and bayside art invite a slower coastal journey. Mobile Bay and the Gulf beach towns offer different experiences and access conditions.

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Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Alabama FIPS 01, all 67 counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Alabama’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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