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Mobile, Alabama, USA

Attractions in Mobile, Alabama

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Bragg-Mitchell Mansion 251-471-6364
    1906 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36607
    A magnificently restored 13,000 square foot Greek Revival home adorned with period furnishings, artwork, and decor, this 20-room mansion includes lovely double parlors,... more info  map

  • Conde-Charlotte House 251-432-4722
    104 Theatre Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Located in Downtown Mobile
    Owned, preserved, and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of American in the State of Alabama, the Condé-Charlotte Museum is furnished with period... more info  map

  • Historic Oakleigh 251-432-1281
    350 Oakleigh Place, Mobile, AL 36604
    Oakleigh Garden Historic District
    "One of the first major residences to be built outside of the city limits, historians cite Oakleigh among the rarest examples of Greek revival architecture in the United... more info  map

  • Portier House, The 251-441-7138
    307 Conti Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Located in Downtown Mobile
    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the historic Greek Revival-Creole Portier House served as the residence of the Bishop of Mobile from 1834 through the... more info

  • Richards DAR House Museum, The 251-208-7320
    256 North Joachim Street, Mobile, AL 36603
    Historic De Tonti Square in Downtown Mobile
    "One of Mobile's finest examples of the Italianate style," this National Register townhouse property is a period house museum that is known for its cast-iron facade... more info  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • African-American Heritage Trail 251-208-7281 (Reservations)
    “The African-American Heritage Trail’s primary objective is to share Mobile's multicultural legacy through disclosure of the early Creoles de Color, African... more info

  • Fort Conde 251-208-7304
    150 South Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Built by the French as a defense against the British and Spanish, Fort Condé protected Mobile and its citizens from 1723-1820. The current Fort Condé, about 1/3... more info  map

  • Fort of Colonial Mobile, The 251-802-3092
    150 South Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    This Fort protected access into the strategic region between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic colonies along the Alabama River and Tombigbee River from 1723-1820. more info

  • St. Stephens Historical Park 251-247-2622 or 251-246-6790
    Located on the Tombigbee River, two miles northwest of St. Stephens, Alabama, St. Stephens Historical Park is the original site of Alabama's Territorial Capital. Before... more info

  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park 251-433-2703
    2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, AL 36601
    So much to see and do! Attractions include: The USS DRUM, The USS Alabama, B-52 Bomber; Calamity Jane, Tuskegee Airmen P-51D Mustang, A-12 Blackbird Spy Plane, F-16... more info

Museums & Galleries

  • Africatown Heritage House 251-206-5268
    2465 Winbush Street, Mobile, AL 36610
    Located within historic Africatown, "a small historic community that was founded after the Civil War by survivors of the Clotilda and other Black residents;" Africatown... more info

  • Alabama Contemporary Art Center 251-208-5671
    301 Conti Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Located in the old press register building in downtown Mobile on historic Cathedral Square, Alabama Contemporary Art Center houses a contemporary art gallery, expansive... more info

  • Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center and IMAX Dome 251-208-6873
    65 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Historic downtown
    Mobile's premier hands-on science and family fun museum. View nationally prestigious traveling exhibits, breathtaking IMAX films, and hands-on exhibits. more info  map

  • Hank Aaron Childhood Home and Museum 251-479-2327
    755 Bolling Brothers Boulevard, Mobile, AL 36606
    Enjoy artifacts, memorabilia, displays, exhibits and more at Hank Aaron Childhood Home and Museum. more info

  • Historic Avenue Cultural Center 251-434-9935
    564 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Mobile, AL 36603
    Housed in a building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Historic Avenue Cultural Center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday... more info

  • Mobile Carnival Museum 251-432-3324
    355 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    Housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush House, the Mobile Carnival Museum features 14 gallery rooms, a pictorial hallway, theater, den (social gathering area), and a gift... more info  map

  • Mobile Medical Museum 251-415-1109
    1664 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604
    Located 2.9 Miles East of I-65, Exit 5A
    Containing the largest collection of medical artifacts in the southeast, the Mobile Medical Museum is housed in a residence built by Captain Benjamin Vincent in 1827. It... more info

  • Mobile Museum of Art 251-208-5200
    4850 Museum Drive, Mobile, AL 36608
    Located in Langan Park off I-65
    The Mobile Museum of Art features a permanent collection spanning 2000 years of art history, special exhibitions from around the world are offered in the changing... more info  map

  • National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico 251-436-8901
    155 South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    "The only museum in the world dedicated to the rich history and traditions of the Gulf of Mexico," the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico features more than... more info

  • Phoenix Fire Museum 251-208-7569
    203 South Claiborne Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    The restored home of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company No. 6, the Phoenix Fire Museum houses turn-of-the-century horse-drawn steam engines and early motorized vehicles.... more info

Tours & Cruises

  • African-American Heritage Trail 251-725-2236
    355 North Ann Street, Mobile, AL 36603
    Tour highlights of the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail (DFFAAHT) include the Royal Street site "where Africans were auctioned in America's system of... more info

  • Bienville Bites Food Tour 251-622-4041
    658 SpringHill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36602
    Mobile's first and only food tour, the award-winning Bienville Bites Food Tour provides "delicious food from locally owned restaurants, historical tidbits from Mobile's... more info

  

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