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Perdido Key Has Everything For The Experience Fanatic!
101 Things to Do in Perdido Key
Dining
- Sip a specialty martini at The Jellyfish
- Eat crab legs at The Crab Trap
- Have a beach-side picnic
- Drink a cold beer on the state line at the legendary Flora-Bama
- Down a raw oyster at Perdido Key Oyster Bar
- Have your dinner with a view of the Gulf of Mexico
- Order To-Go and eat dinner on your room balcony overlooking the ocean
- Take your fresh-caught fish to Flora-Bama Yacht Club to prepare for you
- Order the area’s drink of choice, a frozen Bushwacker
- Sip a Mai Tai, poolside at Purple Parrot
Relax/Unwind
- Pamper yourself at Spas of Eden at Eden Condominiums
- Take a moonlit beach walk
- Take pictures of unforgettable sunrises
- Sip champagne and watch the sunset on the beach
- Build a sandcastle at Johnson Beach
- Work on your tan at the nation’s top ranked beach
- Gaze at the star-filled night sky
- Lounge by the pool
- Fly a kite in the ocean breeze
Shopping & Entertainment
- Shopping, Art Galleries and Food at Villagio Shopping Center
- Take a segway tour!
- Visit the Historical Pensacola District
- Shop in Downtown Pensacola
- See the National Aviation Museum
- Take a haunted lighthouse tour
- Visit historic Forts McRee, Barrancas and Morgan
- Take in the art galleries
- Learn about hurricane hunters at the Gulf Shores Museum
- Go to Five Flags Speedway
- Test your luck at Pensacola Greyhound Park and Poker Room
- Learn about Geronimo at nearby Fort Pickens
- Take a guided tour of Seville Historic District Homes
- Go to Opera or Symphony, or watch live entertainment at Pensacola’s historic Saenger Theatre
- Learn about the first European Settlement at T.T. Wentworth Museum
- Sing-a-long with Dueling Pianists at landmark Seville Quarter venue
- Visit Old Christ Church in Pensacola, Florida’s oldest church
- Look at masterpieces at Pensacola Museum of Art
- Enjoy national musical acts at The Wharf
- Tour USS Alabama Battleship Park in Mobile
Action/Adventure
- Take a dolphin cruise
- Hire a charter boat
- Go Deep Sea Fishing
- Go Scuba diving
- Dive the USS Oriskany, the World’s Largest Artificial Reef
- Chase Hermit Crabs on the beach
- Go snorkeling
- Go surf fishing
- Try body surfing
- Attempt kite surfing
- Go parasailing
- Rent a Pontoon boat
- Rent a canoe
- Kayak the Intracoastal Waterway
- Circumnavigate the saltwater paddling trail
- Jog along miles of pristine coastline
- Test your balance by surfing on a windy day
- Canoe in two states through the Perdido River
- Hit the links at the Lost Key Golf Club
- Dive to the USS Massachusetts
- Trek 4 miles to the east end of the Key
- Find unique, hand-made jewelry in local shops
- Compete in Perdido Key or Santa Rosa Island Triathlons
Eco-Tourism
- Discover the Bon Secour National Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hike a nature trail
- Pitch a tent on Johnson’s beach
- View rare wildlife
- Climb the Big Lagoon observation tower
- Watch birds migrate to the saltwater marsh
- Witness a sea turtle hatching
- Visit Gulf Island National Seashore
- Take in a Geocache treasure hunting point
- Walk 16 miles from Big Lagoon to Tarkiln Bayou
- View a rare carnivorous plant, the pitcher plant
- Go crabbing at Little Lagoon Pass
- Ride the ferry from Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island
- Visit Bellingrath Gardens to see flowers of every season
- Head out on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
Special Events
- Run in the Blue Angels Marathon (Feb.)
- Toss a fish at the Annual “Interstate Mullet Toss” (April)
- Brave the cold at the annual Polar Bear Dip (Jan.)
- Catch a Blue Angels Air Show (July & Nov.)
- Catch beads at the Mardi Gras parade (Feb.)
- Dance at the Frank Brown International Songwriter’s Festival (Nov.)
- Try the best German sausage at the Elberta Sausage Festival (March)
- Eat Cajun-style at the Crawfish Fest (May)
- Sail a wood boat at the Pirate’s Cove festival (May)
- See one-of-a-kind art at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival downtown (Nov.)
- Fly high at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival (June)
- Enjoy fine wines and local cuisine at the Annual Perdido Key Wine & Art Festival (April)
- Eat shrimp at the National Shrimp Festival (Oct.)
- View the finest Southeastern artists at Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival (Nov.)
- Eat fresh Strawberries at Loxley Strawberry Festival (April)
Fun, Kid-Friendly Things to Do
- Visit Perdido Kids Park
- Check out the baby animal encounters at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
- Check out Fast Eddies Fun City
- Splash around at Waterville USA
- Ride the ferris wheel at The Wharf
- Search for sea shells & sand dollars
- Let the kids earn their sea legs at a number of dolphin cruises and fishing charters
- Cheer on the Blue Wahoos at a Pensacola baseball game
- Learn about the coastal ecosystem at the Gulf Islands National Seashore