Here are our favorite US Gulf Coast destinations for Spring Break for families, college students, adventure lovers, and others. Most of these Gulf Coast Spring Break destinations can fit into several categories but we include them in the list that makes the most sense. Favorite College Spring Break Gulf Coast Destinations Some of the most popular spring…

Our choices for best Mobile Alabama restaurants are local favorites and provide a classic look at Mobile and Gulf Coast culture for US Gulf Coast visitors and residents alike. There are well over 100 great places to eat in Mobile Alabama and our goal is to try them all. This…

Finding the best grouper sandwiches in Florida is one of our favorite US Gulf Coast travel quests. After visiting hundreds of US Gulf Coast restaurants, seafood markets, food trucks, and craft breweries, we are thrilled to reveal the most iconic and coastal-worthy dishes for the inaugural Florida Gulf Coast Grouper Trail. We have personally ordered, paid for, and eaten all of the mentioned grouper menu items and…

Something is in the water. Or the air. Something is different right now. I know people who are moving (or have moved) from Wisconsin to Portugal with cats, from DC to Brussels with a child, from DC to Switzerland with a younger child, from Virginia to the Florida Gulf Coast…

Some of the most festive holiday events are Christmas boat parades. Have you ever seen one? Have you ever been in a holiday boat parade? All of these holiday boat parades are along the US Gulf Coast, and listed in order from Key West, up the Florida Gulf Coast, along…

I just finished a cross-country road trip and paid $290 for a Hertz SUV rental for nine days. Certainly I have paid less for other car rentals, as I explain in this rental car article. McCool Travel tip: AAA members have pretty good discount codes with Hertz. But for this…

All along the Mississippi Gulf Coast there is art wherever you look. The natural setting (beach, sand, blue sky, magnificent oak trees, bayous), public art, street art, art galleries, eclectic architecture, and more. All of the following photos were taken by me. See my Coastal Mississippi articles for detailed suggestions…

Ocean Springs is the coolest art town in Mississippi and perhaps the entire US South. Downtown Ocean Springs is a phenomenal spot to visit in Coastal Mississippi. …