- University Day: Tour USA and Spring Hill – lunch at Dauphins. Lunch: Monday-Friday, 11am – 3pm
- Fort & Ferry Day – Lunch at Sassy Bass east of Fort Morgan
- The ferry departs every 90 minutes
- Pensacola Day – 2 hr drive to the museum. Leave at 8 AM to make the 10:30 practice
- National Naval Aviation Museum
- Blue Angels Practice – JULY 21, 22*, 28 * autograph-in-museum day
- Practices begin at or around 10:30 am and last approximately 45 minutes.
- Lunch – Jaime’s Local Seafood Shack, 10121 Sinton Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507, on the coast. Eleven minutes from the Naval Aviation Museum.
- Take to the Skies: “Fly with the Blues” Simulator Ride Opens at the National Naval Aviation Museum
- Blue Angels Practice – JULY 21, 22*, 28 * autograph-in-museum day
- Likely to be tired, but if not, then come home along the coast and have an early dinner at https://shrimpbasket.com/
- National Naval Aviation Museum
- MS Gulf Coast Day
- Pascagoula River Audubon Center
- Lunch: Brady’s or Scrantons
- Art Day 1 – SW MS
- Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art – 386 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530. 1h drive time
- Lunch: Brady’s or Scrantons, or a casino
- Art Day 2 – Mobile
- Mobile Carnival Museum and nearby galleries
- OPEN: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 am – 4 pm. CLOSED: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Lunch at Butch Cassidy
- Art Day 3 – Fairhope – 1h-10m drive time
- Fairhope Pier, The Blind Tiger, and art galleries
- Lifegate Days
- Day 1 – Grandma and Olivia, Girls’ Lunch Out
- Day 2 – Grandma and Olivia, Girls’ Lunch Out
- Day 3 –
- Day 4 – Grandpa goes in, mows, and all go to lunch
- Archery Day(s)
- 7/19/2026, Sunday, 1-2:30
- 7/22/2026, Wednesday, 4-5:30
- 7/26/2026, Sanday, 1-2:30
- TS Day
- Fish Pond
- Polaris across the road if the cows are not there. Otherwise, to the north field and creek.
- Restaurants
- Dauphins on Univ day
- Fairhope Pier, The Blind Tiger, and art galleries
- Butch Cassidy on Art Day
- Open, i.e., unscheduled
- Wintzel’s
- The Grand Mariner at Dog River
- Kravers with Creels
- Saki’s
- Telescope and large binos
- Fish in Pond
- Fish at Cedar Point – 45-minute drive
- Yellow Hammer
Museum/Gallery Ideas
Mobile Carnival Museum
- Mardi Gras history and regalia
- Website: Mobile Carnival Museum
- Mobile claims the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S.
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 am – 4 pm
Historic Mobile Preservation Society
- Operates Oakleigh House Museum
- Website: Historic Mobile Preservation Society
National Naval Aviation Museum
- One of the world’s largest aviation museums
- Website: National Naval Aviation Museum
- National Naval Aviation Museum is open Monday-Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Guided tours are available daily and free of charge. Learn about Naval Aviation firsthand from retired military volunteers who have lived the history! Tour groups meet at the Information Desk at the following times: Daily — 9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m.
- Naval Aviation Memorial Giant Screen Theater – Open Monday – Sunday with movies beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the last movie showing at 3:30 p.m.
- Flight Deck Store – Monday – Sunday – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Cubi Bar Café – Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. (June through August)
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
- Gulf Coast seafood and maritime heritage
- Website: Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
- Art museum celebrating George Ohr
- Website: Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
- 10 AM – 5 PM, Tuesday – Saturday
Pascagoula River Audubon Center
- Natural history and ecology
- Website: Pascagoula River Audubon Center