4 day weekend- Where to go near Alabama and what to do?

[marklbucla]

UA is on Fall Break this weekend, meaning the wife and I have a 4 day weekend here in Tuscaloosa, AL.

As newbies from Los Angeles, where should we go, what should we do, and where should we eat?
- Pearl River, MS?
- Atlanta, GA?
Tennessee??
Florida??

Any Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[Stand_watie]

Head due south and hit the beach is an idea that appeals to me now that it's cooled off a bit. Northeast three or four hours will get you into the Smokies or the Blue Ridge, some of the prettiest mountains in the eastern U.S. and if I remember rightly it's about the right time of year for fall colors - I think we have someone on this forum from western North Carolina.

[HankB]

There's a CMP store at Anniston, Alabama . . . stop by there and pick up an M1 or three.

[Art Eatman]

Yeah, the beach sounds good.  If you like looking at Victorian architecture, a wander around in Mobile isn't bad.  Good seafood east of town on the old Hwy 90, and also down south of Fairhope.