ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Fairhope Municipal Pier
  Fairhope Ave. West End • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-928-2136
  Since the 1920's a pier has stood in this place. The current concrete pier was built in 1969 and is the centerpiece of picturesque Fairhope. Duck ponds, a picnic area, a beautiful water fountain, and an award winning rose garden are just a few of it's many attractions.   map

Museums & Galleries

• Christine Linson Gallery
  386 Fairhope Avenue • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-929-2015
  Southern Living magazine callsthis gallery a must see! Christine Linson paints beautiful florals, figures and landscapes. There is also a beautiful line of artist jewelry to study and shop at this gallery and studio. more...  map

• Eastern Shore Art Center
  401 Oak Street • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-928-2228
  The site of an Alabama Historical Landmark, Pinewood Kiln, this art center is fun and interesting. There are changing exhibits, which include watercolors, oils, pottery, sculpture and photography.   map

• Fairhope Historical Museum, The
  1900 Highway 31 South • Fairhope, ALBell Building of Faulkner State Community College
  251-990-0205
  This museum is full of artifacts from old Fairhope. You can see displays on Clay City, the Single Tax Association and the Civil War. You can also see personal belongings from some of Fairhope's first families.

• Fairhope Museum Of History
  24 North Section Street • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-929-1471
  Fairhope Museum Of History is in a Spanish Mission Revival structure build as Fairhope’s first municipal building that has been returned it to appear as it did in 1928, with the mayor’s office, town council room (class room can be used by the public during museum hours) original jail and fire department featuring the Eastern Shore’s first, original 1935 fire truck. The back of the museum has displays on Fairhope’s colorful history including Clay City, People’s Railroad car, the Single Tax Colony (the No. 1 question), wharf house, Alabama City, Creole families, Indians, businesses and many, many pictures.   map

• Gallery House
  114 Fairhope Avenue • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-928-6337
  Gallery House features a variety of exhibits by artists of all techniques. The comfortable setting offers guests the opportunity to view uplifting pieces in an enlightening environment.  map

• Marietta Johnson Museum
  10 South School Street • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-990-8601
  Housed in one of the 1907 classrooms of the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education. The museum contains books, literature, artifacts, photos and videotapes pertaining to the progress philosophy of Marietta Johnson.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  11300 US Highway 98 • Fairhope, AL 36532
  251-928-9792
  Established in 1986, the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a protected education and research site for Weeks Bay, a small Baldwin County estuary that receives water from the Magnolia and Fish Rivers and is connected to Mobile Bay. Weeks Bay Estuary is a habitat for several plants and animals and features nature trails, picnic areas, hummingbird and butterfly gardens, and an interpretive center with displays of historical, ecological, archeological, live and preserved specimens.  more...  map