People really like going to see the Alabama Battleship which is a park that has an aircraft pavilion with lots of different planes, submarines, and the battleship and that's a fun thing for adults to do. There is live entertainment at either the Blue Gill or the Beach House. You can come to the mini shops in Fairhope. We are filled with people on the weekends. Parking is the only issue. People love going to the restaurants and listening to live entertainment. That's one thing that is unique. The most unique thing about Fairhope is its art galleries. We are an art community. It has drawn artists from many, many decades and we have art galleries in town and at the Eastern Shore Art Center. They have the First Friday Art Walk on the first Friday of every month. They have a reception, free food and beverages and you can see the gallery opening for the month. Then you can come downtown, which is only a walk away, and come to various different galleries downtown and view the paintings and other creative works of the artists in the community. The Ravenite and Colony Grill and a host of others are in that area. We don't have nightclubs in our area. Mostly it's all restaurants with bars and of course at the Grand Hotel they have the Birdcage which has a nice cocktail hour. The pier itself is a destination. It's over 1000 feet long and it's the longest pier in the lower Alabama area. The Fairhope Municipal Pier is a wonderful place to stroll and watch the sunset. We have an estuary that is in the Southern Alabama bay and it has boardwalks throughout the estuary. You can walk and look at the trees and see the wildlife. You go all the way to the bay. This is definitely a walkable community and people really enjoy that more than anything. You can go to the bay anytime of the day or night, practically. You see people there biking, walking, strolling, and walking their dogs. I mean it's almost nonstop; music and entertainment is the thing. I mean everybody loves the live entertainment in the restaurants and the music festivals. If you're staying just in Fairhope you won't need a rental car. But in order to get back and forth to the other communities, you will probably need your own transportation. That's our weakness; we don't have pubic transportation.
