<?
/*
Plugin Name: Launchpad
Plugin URI: http://cysy.com
Description: Adds a custom theme options page for the CYSY framework.
Version: 1.0
Author: Cheyne Sutherland
Author URI: http://cysy.com
*/

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  LOAD JQUERY, OTHER PLUGIN ASSETS, & SAVED OPTIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    // GET REGISTERED JQUERY
    function launchpad_get_jquery() {
        wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
    }

    add_action('init', 'launchpad_get_jquery');

    // DEFINE PLUGIN FILE PATH
    define('LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH', WP_PLUGIN_URL . '/' . plugin_basename(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/');


    function launchpad_register_scripts()
    {
        // LOAD LIGHTSLIDER JAVASCRIPT FILE
        wp_enqueue_script('lightslider', LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH.'js/lightslider.js', array('jquery'));

        // LOAD PLUGIN JAVASCRIPT FILE
        wp_enqueue_script('launchpad-scripts', LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH.'js/launchpad.js', array('jquery'));

        // LOAD PLUGIN STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style('launchpad-styles', LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH.'css/style.css');

        // LOAD OLYMPUS STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style('olympus-styles', LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH.'css/olympus.css');

        // LOAD LIGHTSLIDER STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style('lightslider-styles', LAUNCHPAD_PLUGIN_PATH.'css/lightslider.css');
    }
    add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'launchpad_register_scripts' );


/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  REGISTER LAUNCHPAD PLUGIN SETTINGS ON INSTALL
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    // ON PLUGIN ACTIVATION, EXECUTE INSTALL_LAUNCHPAD FUNCTION
    register_activation_hook(__FILE__, install_launchpad());

    function install_launchpad() {

        // REGISTER LAUNCHPAD MENU ITEM
        function launchpad_menu_item() {

            add_menu_page(
                'Launchpad',              // TITLE TAG
                'Launchpad',              // MENU ITEM LABEL
                'update_core',            // USER CAPABILITY
                'launchpad',              // SLUG
                'launchpad_admin_page',   // CALLBACK FUNCTION
                'dashicons-location-alt', // https://developer.wordpress.org/resource/dashicons/
                '58'                      // MENU POSITION
            );

        }

       	add_action('admin_menu', 'launchpad_menu_item');

	// REGISTER LAUNCHPAD SETTINGS
        add_action('admin_init', 'register_launchpad_settings');

    }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  LAUNCHPAD FUNCTIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    // ADD MENU SEPARATOR
    function add_launchpad_admin_menu_separator($position) {

        global $menu;
        $menu[$position] = array(
            0 => '',
            1 => 'read',
            2 => 'separator' . $position,
            3 => '',
            4 => 'wp-menu-separator'
        );

    }

    add_action('init_custom_menu_separator', 'add_launchpad_admin_menu_separator');

    // ADD MENU SEPARATOR ABOVE OPTIONS PAGE
    function set_launchpad_admin_menu_separator() {

       do_action('init_custom_menu_separator', 57);

    }

    add_action('init', 'set_launchpad_admin_menu_separator');

    // LAUNCHPAD SETTINGS
    function register_launchpad_settings() {

	register_setting('launchpad-settings', 'launchpad');

    }

    // GET DIRECTORY SIZE
    function get_foldersize($path) {

        $total_size = 0;
        $files = scandir($path);
        $cleanPath = rtrim($path, '/') . '/';

        foreach($files as $t) {

	    if ('.' != $t && '..' != $t) {

                $currentFile = $cleanPath . $t;
                if (is_dir($currentFile)) {
                   $size = get_foldersize($currentFile);
                   $total_size += $size;
            	} else {
                   $size = filesize($currentFile);
                   $total_size += $size;
                }

            }

        }

        return $total_size;

    }

    // FORMAT DIRECTORY SIZE
    function wp_formatsize($size) {

        $units = explode(' ', 'B KB MB GB TB PB');
        $mod = 1024;

        for ($i = 0; $size > $mod; $i++)

            $size /= $mod;
            $endIndex = strpos($size, ".") + 3;

        return substr($size, 0, $endIndex) . ' ' . $units[$i];

    }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  LAUNCHPAD OPTIONS PAGE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    function launchpad_admin_page() {

        if (!current_user_can('manage_options'))  {
            wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.'));
        }

        // FETCH SAVED OPTION VALUES
        $options = get_option('launchpad');

	// FETCH DIRECTORY FOLDER SIZES
	    $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
        $theme_dir = get_theme_root();
        $upload_space = get_foldersize($upload_dir['basedir']);
        $content_space = get_foldersize(WP_CONTENT_DIR);
        $theme_space = get_foldersize($theme_dir);
        $plugin_space = get_foldersize(WP_PLUGIN_DIR);
        $wp_space = get_foldersize(ABSPATH);
        $active_theme = get_template_directory();
        $active_theme_space = get_foldersize($active_theme);

	// MATH FOR DIRECTORY FOLDER SIZE PERCENTAGES
        $total = $content_space;
        $uploads = $upload_space / $total * 100;
        $plugins = $plugin_space / $total * 100;
        $themes = $theme_space / $total * 100;
        $active = ($active_theme_space / 2048000) * 38.86;

	echo '<div class="wrap">';
	    echo screen_icon().'<h2>Launchpad</h2>';
	    echo'<form method="post" action="options.php">';

    	        settings_fields('launchpad-settings');
                do_settings_sections('launchpad-settings');

	        echo '<table id="launchpad" class="form-table">';
	            echo '<tbody>';

			// THEME SIZE
			echo '<tr valign="top" class="memory-usage">';
			    echo '<th scope="row">Memory Usage:</th>';
                  	    echo '<td>WP-Content: '.wp_formatsize($content_space);
                     	    echo '<div class="size-total total-container">';
                                echo '<span class="size-plugins" style="width:'.$plugins.'%;"></span>';
                                echo '<span class="size-uploads" style="width:'.$uploads.'%;"></span>';
                                echo '<span class="size-themes" style="width:'.$themes.'%;"></span>';
                            echo '</div>';

                            echo '<ul class="size-legend">';
                                echo '<li><span class="size-plugins"></span>Plugins</li>';
                                echo '<li><span class="size-uploads"></span>Uploads</li>';
                                echo '<li><span class="size-themes"></span>Themes</li>';
                                echo '<li><span class="size-total"></span>Misc</li>';
                     	    echo '</ul>';

                     	    echo '<br />';

                            echo 'Theme Size: '.wp_formatsize($active_theme_space);
                     	    echo '<div class="theme-total total-container">';
                                echo '<span class="size-active-theme" style="width:'.$active.'%;"></span>';
                            echo '</div>';

                            echo '<ul class="theme-labels">';
                                echo '<li style="text-align: left;">Light</li>';
                                echo '<li>Average</li>';
                                echo '<li style="text-align: right;">Heavy</li>';
                            echo '</ul>';
			    echo '</td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

			// OLYMPUS FORMAT
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Results Page Format:</th>';
                            echo '<td>';
                              echo '<select name="launchpad[olympus_format]">';
                                echo '<option value="list" '.selected($options['olympus_format'], "list").'>List</option>';
                                echo '<option value="grid" '.selected($options['olympus_format'], "grid").'>Grid</option>';
                              echo '</select>';
                            echo '</td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

			// DETAILS FORMAT
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Details Page Format:</th>';
                            echo '<td>';
                              echo '<select name="launchpad[details_format]">';
                                echo '<option value="full-width" '.selected($options['details_format'], "full-width").'>Full Width</option>';
								echo '<option value="2-column" '.selected($options['details_format'], "2-column").'>2 Column</option>';
                              echo '</select>';
                            echo '</td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

		        // OLYMPUS PAGE TITE
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Page Title:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_page_title]" value="'.$options["olympus_page_title"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

		        // OLYMPUS COMPANY NAME
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Company Name:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_company_name]" value="'.$options["olympus_company_name"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

                        // OLYMPUS OFFICE CODES
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Office Codes:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_office_codes]" value="'.$options["olympus_office_codes"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

                        // OLYMPUS AGENT CODES
/*
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Agent Codes:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_agent_codes]" value="'.$options["olympus_agent_codes"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';
*/

                        // OLYMPUS ASSOCIATION CODES
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Association Codes:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_association_codes]" value="'.$options["olympus_association_codes"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

                        // OLYMPUS CONTACT FORM 7 ID
                        echo '<tr valign="top">';
                            echo '<th scope="row">Olympus Contact Form 7 ID:</th>';
                            echo '<td><input type="text" name="launchpad[olympus_contact_form_7_id]" value="'.$options["olympus_contact_form_7_id"].'" /></td>';
                        echo '</tr>';

/*

                    // FEATURES
                    echo '<tr valign="top">';
                    echo '<th scope="row">Features</th>';
                    echo '<td>';

			        	echo '<table class="grid">';
			            echo '<tbody>';
				        echo '<tr valign="top">';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_agents]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_agents"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Agents</label></td>';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_offices]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_offices"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Offices</label></td>';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_favorites]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_favorites"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Favorites</label></td>';
				        echo '</tr>';
				        echo '<tr valign="top">';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_quick_search]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_quick_search"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Quick Search</label></td>';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_featured_properties]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_featured_properties"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Featured Properties</label></td>';
					    echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="launchpad[checkbox_sorting_menu]" value="1"';
			    		        checked(isset($options["checkbox_sorting_menu"]));
					    echo ' /><label class="description">Sorting Menu</label></td>';
				        echo '</tr>';
				    	echo '</tbody>';
			        	echo '</table>';
			    	echo'</td>';
                    echo '</tr>';

*/

                    echo '</tbody>';
                echo '</table>';

    	        submit_button();

	    echo '</form>';
        echo '</div>';

    }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FUNCTIONS FOR FEATURES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

/*

    // FETCH SAVED OPTION VALUES
    $options = get_option('launchpad');

*/

    /*****************************************
     * AGENTS POST TYPE
     *****************************************/

/*

    if($options["checkbox_agents"] == 1) {

       function post_type_agents() {

          $labels = array(
             'name'               => 'Agents',
             'singular_name'      => 'Agent',
             'add_new'            => 'Add New',
             'add_new_item'       => 'Add New Agent',
             'edit_item'          => 'Edit Agent',
             'new_item'           => 'New Agent',
             'all_items'          => 'All Agents',
             'view_item'          => 'View Agents',
             'search_items'       => 'Search Agents',
             'not_found'          => 'No Agents found',
             'not_found_in_trash' => 'No Agents found in Trash',
             'parent_item_colon'  => '',
             'menu_name'          => 'Agents'
          );

          $args = array(
             'labels'             => $labels,
             'public'             => true,
             'publicly_queryable' => true,
             'show_ui'            => true,
             'show_in_menu'       => true,
             'query_var'          => true,
             'rewrite'            => array('slug' => 'agent'),
             'capability_type'    => 'post',
             'has_archive'        => true,
             'hierarchical'       => true,
             'menu_position'      => null,
             'menu_icon'          => 'dashicons-businessman',
             'taxonomies'         => array(''),
             'supports'           => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail')
          );

          register_post_type('agent' , $args);

       }

       add_action('init', 'post_type_agents');

    }

*/

    /*****************************************
     * OFFICES POST TYPE
     *****************************************/

/*

    if($options["checkbox_offices"] == 1) {

       function post_type_offices() {

          $labels = array(
             'name'               => 'Offices',
             'singular_name'      => 'Office',
             'add_new'            => 'Add New',
             'add_new_item'       => 'Add New Office',
             'edit_item'          => 'Edit Office',
             'new_item'           => 'New Office',
             'all_items'          => 'All Offices',
             'view_item'          => 'View Offices',
             'search_items'       => 'Search Offices',
             'not_found'          => 'No Offices found',
             'not_found_in_trash' => 'No Offices found in Trash',
             'parent_item_colon'  => '',
             'menu_name'          => 'Offices'
          );

          $args = array(
             'labels'             => $labels,
             'public'             => true,
             'publicly_queryable' => true,
             'show_ui'            => true,
             'show_in_menu'       => true,
             'query_var'          => true,
             'rewrite'            => array('slug' => 'office'),
             'capability_type'    => 'post',
             'has_archive'        => true,
             'hierarchical'       => true,
             'menu_position'      => null,
             'menu_icon'          => 'dashicons-admin-multisite',
             'taxonomies'         => array(''),
             'supports'           => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail')
          );

          register_post_type('office' , $args);

       }

       add_action('init', 'post_type_offices');

    }

*/

    /*****************************************
     * FAVORITES POST TYPE
     *****************************************/

/*

    if($options["checkbox_favorites"] == 1) {

       function post_type_favorites() {

          $labels = array(
             'name'               => 'Favorites',
             'singular_name'      => 'Favorite',
             'add_new'            => 'Add New',
             'add_new_item'       => 'Add New Favorites',
             'edit_item'          => 'Edit Favorite',
             'new_item'           => 'New Favorite',
             'all_items'          => 'All Favorites',
             'view_item'          => 'View Favorites',
             'search_items'       => 'Search Favorites',
             'not_found'          => 'No Favorites found',
             'not_found_in_trash' => 'No Favorites found in Trash',
             'parent_item_colon'  => '',
             'menu_name'          => 'Favorites'
          );

          $args = array(
             'labels'             => $labels,
             'public'             => true,
             'publicly_queryable' => true,
             'show_ui'            => true,
             'show_in_menu'       => true,
             'query_var'          => true,
             'rewrite'            => array('slug' => 'favorite'),
             'capability_type'    => 'post',
             'has_archive'        => true,
             'hierarchical'       => true,
             'menu_position'      => null,
             'menu_icon'          => 'dashicons-heart',
             'taxonomies'         => array(''),
             'supports'           => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail')
          );

          register_post_type('favorite' , $args);

       }

       add_action('init', 'post_type_favorites');

    }

*/

?>
<?
/**
 * Framework Functions and Definitions
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Framework
 * @since Framework 1.0
 */

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  DEREGISTER, REGISTER, AND ENQUEUE CUSTOM SCRIPTS


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // ENQUEUE LOCAL JQUERY FILE
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

    /********************************************************************************************************************
    * We deregister the built-in jQuery that comes with Wordpress and register our own local copy because upgrading
    * Wordpress sometimes upgrades the version of jQuery that comes with it and this may break certain features that make
    * use of functions that may be deprecated in newer versions.
    *********************************************************************************************************************/

    function cysy_replace_jquery() {

        // DEREGISTER BUILT-IN JQUERY
        wp_deregister_script( 'jquery' );

        // REGISTER LOCAL JQUERY
        wp_register_script( 'jquery', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery-2.2.4.min.js' );

        // ENQUEUE CUSTOM JQUERY
        wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery' );

    }

    add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'cysy_replace_jquery' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // FILES TO ENQUEUE TO THE HEADER
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	function cysy_enqueue_header() {

        // ENQUEUE BOOTSTRAP STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'bootstrap-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/bootstrap.min.css' );

        // ENQUEUE BOOTSTRAP THEME STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'bootstrap-theme-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/bootstrap-theme.css' );

        // ENQUEUE DEFAULT STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );

         // ENQUEUE FONT-AWESOME STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'font-awesome-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/fontawesome-all.min.css' );


        // ENQUEUE ANIMATE STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'animate-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/animate.css' );

		// ENQUEUE ANIMATE STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'slick-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/slick.css' );

        // ENQUEUE MOBILE STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'mobile-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/mobile.css?v=1' );

        // ENQUEUE LIGHTBOX STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'lightbox-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/lightbox.css' );

		// ENQUEUE LIGHTSLIDER STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'lightslider-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/lightslider.css' );

		// ENQUEUE JQUERY UI STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'jquery-ui-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/jquery-ui.css' );

		// ENQUEUE JQUERY UI STRUCTURE STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'jquery-ui-structure-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/jquery-ui.structure.min.css' );

		// ENQUEUE JQUERY UI THEME STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'jquery-ui-theme-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/jquery-ui.theme.min.css' );

		// ENQUEUE PROPERTIES STYLESHEET
        wp_enqueue_style( 'properties-styles', get_template_directory_uri() . '/properties.css' );

		// ENQUEUE TEXTFILL SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'textfill', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.textfill.min.js' );

        // ENQUEUE MODERNIZR SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'modernizr', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/modernizr-2.5.3.min.js' );

        // ENQUEUE SCRIPTS FOR NESTED COMMENTS
        if( is_singular() && get_option( 'thread_comments' ) ) { wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' ); }

    }

    add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'cysy_enqueue_header');

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // FILES TO ENQUEUE TO THE FOOTER
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

    function cysy_enqueue_footer() {

        // ENQUEUE BOOTSTRAP SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'bootstrap-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/bootstrap.min.js', null, null, true );

        // ENQUEUE LIGHTBOX SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'lightbox-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/lightbox.min.js', null, null, true );

		// ENQUEUE JQUERY UI SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery-ui-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery-ui.min.js', null, null, true );

		// ENQUEUE SLICK SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'slick-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/slick.min.js', null, null, true );

		// ENQUEUE LIGHTSLIDER SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'lightslider-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/lightslider.min.js', null, null, true );

        // ENQUEUE WOW.JS SCRIPT
        wp_enqueue_script( 'wow-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/wow.min.js', null, null, true );

        // ENQUEUE FOOTER SCRIPTS
        wp_enqueue_script( 'scripts', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/scripts.js', null, null, true );

    }

    add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'cysy_enqueue_footer' );

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  INCLUDES FOR FUNCTION FILES & OTHER LIBRARIES


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_dashboard.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // ADMIN FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_admin.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_navigation.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // MAIN FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_main.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // COMMENTS, TRACKBACK, & PINGBACK FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_comments.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // CUSTOM FIELD FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	//include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_custom_fields.php' );

    // ******************************************************************************************************************
    // CUSTOM FUNCTIONS
    // ******************************************************************************************************************

	include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/php/functions_custom.php' );


?>
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The history buffs in your group will enjoy the many activities found along our coastline the incorporates battles dating all the way back to 1864.<\/p>\n<h2>Fort Morgan<\/h2>\n<p>Take a break from the beach and visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fort-morgan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Morgan Historic Site<\/a> located at Mobile Point, at the end of scenic Fort Morgan Peninsula. Spend a few hours or the full day exploring the site where the Battle of Mobile Bay took place in 1864. You can have an adventure at the Espionage at Mobile Point escape room! Your job is to find the defensive map and plan an escape route. You can also tour the grounds, visit the concession stands, take a nature walk and watch the local wildlife and catch the ferry to Dauphin Island while you\u2019re there!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sugsands.com\/2020\/06\/09\/vacation-rental-safety-during-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to see about the safety precautions being implemented due to COVID-19.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fort Gaines<\/h2>\n<p>Take a fun ferry ride over to Dauphin Island during your beach getaway to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/dauphinisland.org\/fort-gaines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Gaines<\/a>. Fort Gaines is one of the key sites for the famous Battle of Mobile Bay and is surrounded by panoramic water views! The fort has original cannons, a blacksmith shop, kitchens, a museum, gift shop and tunnels to explore. You can visit daily from 9:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n<h2>Fort Conde<\/h2>\n<p>Operated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historymuseumofmobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History Museum of Mobile<\/a>, Fort Conde is located in Downtown Mobile, Alabama and a short drive from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. The original Fort Conde was built in 1723 by French explorers. The replica fort was built in 1976 as part of our nation\u2019s bicentennial celebration and is open for daily tours. It also plays a role in Mardi Gras celebrations each year as part of Mobile\u2019s fascinating history! You can visit Fort Conde any day of the week and your admission to the History Museum of Mobile also allows you admission into Fort Conde. It is great way to spend the day exploring part of Alabama\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>When you plan your beach getaway, schedule time in your itinerary to visit one or all of our historic sites in the area. Alabama has a rich history and it is even more fascinating to explore in person! Whether you visit in summer, fall, winter or spring, you can find something to explore around every corner of our area.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out our availability for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sugsands.com\/search-rentals\/\">vacation rentals in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach AL<\/a> for next season or book your next trip today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sugsands.com\/2020\/06\/09\/6-places-to-enjoy-the-sunset-in-orange-beach-and-gulf-shores\/\">6 Places to Enjoy the Sunsets in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The history of Gulf Shores &amp; Orange Beach provide insights into Alabama&#8217;s historic forts &amp; battles Here in Gulf Shores &amp; Orange Beach, there are wonders around every corner. Take a day to explore the vibrant history of our area with a visit to one of three forts with very interesting history. 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