ALABAMA — Saltwater Soul. Southern Hospitality.

Alabama's Gulf Coast: Small Stretch. Big Gulf Life.

Alabama doesn't have hundreds of miles of Gulf shoreline.

It doesn't need them.

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach pack an incredible amount of Gulf life into one stretch of coast—white sand, offshore fishing, back bays, beach bars, seafood restaurants and boats seemingly everywhere you look.

Spend the morning fishing, the afternoon with your feet in the sand and the evening eating Gulf seafood while the sun goes down. That's a pretty difficult day to improve upon.

EXPLORE: Gulf Shores • Orange Beach • Fort Morgan • Dauphin Island

FISH: Red Snapper • Cobia • King Mackerel • Speckled Trout

EAT: Gulf Shrimp • Oysters • Grouper • Crab

DON'T MISS: Take a boat out of Orange Beach in the morning, hit the beach afterward and finish with dinner somewhere near the water.

Alabama proves you don't need the longest coastline.

You just need to know what to do with the one you've got.

BUILT BY THE GULF.