Beaches in Florida (Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach) and Alabama (Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island) are much nicer than beaches in Mississippi.

Dauphin Island Ferry is $30 round trip from Fort Morgan (http://www.mobilebayferry.com/).

http://www.visitpensacola.com/landing/pensacola-beach

http://www.visitpensacola.com/landing/perdido-key

http://www.gulfshores.com/

http://dauphinislandcoc.com/

Here's a link to MS Gulf Coast.

http://www.gulfcoast.org/

Stop by Felix's or John Word's when you cross Mobile Bay. Take the kids to the Battleship Alabama park by I 10.




Felix's Fish Camp @ 1530 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL 251 - 626 - 6710.


http://www.felixsfishcamp.com/


John Word's Restaurant and Jazz Cafe @ 2701 Battleship Pkwy., Mobile AL 251 - 433 - 3790.


johnwordsrestaurantandjazzcafe.com/index.htm

Here's a few joints to stop and rest. Shaggy's is fun. You will have to get off I 10 and drive S to Highway 90. Dine outdoors on the water. Ocean Springs is a real neat town. Go to Washington. The Shed is fun also. Good luck.




Get off I 10 at Exit 2 at Bay St. Louis, MS and go E on Scenic Highway 90 to Trapani's for fine fresh seafood for lunch or dinner. Continue on Highway 90 to Shaggy's Harbor Bar and Grill across from the Pass Christian Yacht Club for good fresh seafood, cold drinks and nice music. Continue on Highway 90 to Darwell's Cafe in Long Beach, MS for good lunch or dinner. Darwell's was featured on Diners, Drive In's and Dives. Continue E on Highway 90 to Highway 49 N in Gulfport, MS. Take a left and go one block to 13th Street and turn left to Half Shell Oyster House for fine fresh seafood for lunch or dinner. Or continue on Highway 90 to Cowan Road which is E of Highway 49 in Gulfport, MS between Gulfport, MS and Biloxi, MS. Go N on Cowan Road to W Pine Street. Turn left and go 3 blocks to Washington Street, Turn right and go to Blow Fly Inn where the local's dine on fresh seafood for lunch or dinner. Continue E on Highway 90 to Caillavet Street just E of I 110. Turn left and go N to Howard. Turn right and go one block to Old Biloxi Schooner for good po boy's. For fine fresh oysters and good seafood continue E on Howard to Fillin Station for lunch or dinner. For fine country food for breakfast or lunch go E on Highway 90 to Ocean Springs, MS and turn right on Washington Avenue. Take your first left on Robinson Street and go to Bayview Gourmet. Fayard's has good BBQ. Ward's has good seafood and steaks. Phoenicia has good breakfast, lunch or dinner. For good BBQ and fun times get off I 10 at Exit 57 and go N on Highway 57 to The Shed for lunch or dinner. Stay on Highway 90 going E from Ocean Springs, MS. Go to Market Street and take a right. Go to Ingall's Avenue and take a left. Go 3 or 4 blocks to Bozo's Grocery for fine po boy's. For fine southern comfort food get off I 10 at Exit 68 at Moss Point, MS and go N on Highway 613 to Tugus restaurant.


For fine po boy's and fresh seafood get off I 10 at Exit 15A and go N on Government Boulevard to Hall's Mill Road just past the shopping center on the right. Take a right and go to the Boiling Point. The best BBQ in the area is at Brick Pit. Get off I 10 at Exit 15B and go N on Highway 90 for 3 miles to Demetropolis Road. Take a left and continue on Demetropolis Road which becomes S University Boulevard. Go about 5 miles from the left you took on Demetropolis to Old Shell Road. Take a right and go to Brick Pit for outstanding BBQ. The best seafood in Mobile, AL is at Wintzell's Oyster House. Get off I 10 at Exit 26 A and go W on Canal Steet. Go .4 mile and turn right on S Washington Avenue. Turn right and go .3 mile to Dauphine Street. Take a right and Wintzell's will be on your right.




Trapani's @ 833 Highway 90 # 3, Bay St. Louis, MS 228 - 467 - 8570.


Shaggy's Harbor Bar and Grill @ 120 S. Hiern Ave., Pass Harbor, Pass Christian, MS. 228 - 452 - 9939.


http://www.shaggys.biz/


Darwells Cafe @ 127 East 1st St., Long Beach, MS. 228 - 868 - 8946.


http://www.darwellscafe.co


Half Shell Oyster House @ FL 1st, 2500 13th St., Gulfport, MS 228 - 867 - 7001.


http://halfshelloysterhouse.com/


Blow Fly Inn @ 1201 Washington Ave., Gulfport, MS 228 - 896 - 9812.


http://www.blowflyinn.com/


Ole Biloxi Schooner @ 871 Howard Ave., Biloxi, MS 228 - 435 - 8071.


Fillin Station @ 692 Howard Ave., Biloxi, MS 228 - 432 - 5565.


http://www.fillinstationbiloxi.com/


Bayview Gourmet @ 1010 Robinson St., Ocean Springs, MS. 228 - 875 - 4252.


Fayard's BP @ 6905 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS. 228 - 875 - 1020.


Kenny Ward's @ 1504 Government St., Ocean Springs, MS. 228 - 818 - 4505.


McElroy's on the Bayou @ 705 Bienville Blvd. 228 - 818 - 4600.


Phoenicia Gourmet Cuisine @ 123 Government St., Ocean Springs, MS. 228 - 875 - 0603.


The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint @ 7501 Hwy. 57, Ocean Springs, MS. 228 - 875 - 9590.


http://www.theshedbbq.com/ordereze/intro.html


Bozo's Grocery @ 2012 Ingalls Ave., Pascagoula, MS 228 - 762 - 3322.


Tugus Restaurant @ 6909 Highway 613, Moss Point, MS 228 - 474 - 9910.


The Boiling Pot @ Suite G, 5300 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 251 - 602 - 8405.


http://www.theboilingpotllc.com/


The Brick Pit @ 5456 Old Shell Rd., Mobile, AL 251 - 343 - 0001.


http://brickpit.com/


Wintzell's Oyster House @ 605 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 251 - 432 - 4605.


http://www.wintzellsoysterhouse.com

this is great! i plan on doing a similar trip in april, so i'll be taking notes.

one thing i found out what you can view the blue angels for free on tues and wed mornings. they practice at 830am i believe...it's in pensacola.

wow, littleman, i wished i had had such a great list on my last trip to florida! (we flew into tampa and drove south to ft. myers and saw all the towns and beaches in between before taking off for key west)!

i was in pensacola a ton of years ago and loved the beach - it was nearly impossible to get our two daughters out of the water!! when you come from southern California and the ocean is generally around 60 degrees it was a special treat for them!