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Mobile, Alabama
With over 300 years of history, Mobile is one of America's oldest port cities. Six flags have flown over the city and influences from all who have settled in Mobile are evident in the cusine, architecture, and culture. Mobile is considered the home of the Mardi Gras in the United States. Originally brought from France in 1704, Mobile celebrates it's major event two weeks prior to Lent. In addition to the Mardi Gras, Mobile's events include the only NFL sanctioned post-season football games, America's Junior Miss competition, and BayFest brings music to the streets during October. |
| Bellingrath Gardens and Home | Located off CR 59 near Theodore | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 973-2217 | Of 900 acres of the Bellingrath estates, there is 65 acres of landscaped and cultivated gardens surrounding the mansion. |
| Bienville Square | bound by Dauphin, St. Joseph, St. Francis, and Conception sts. | Mobile | Alabama | The square is the city's business section and has a park included with many live oaks and azaleas. |
| Bragg-Mitchell Mansion | 1906 Spring Hill Ave. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) | This mansin has a combination of Greek Revival and Italian style architecture. |
| Carlen House Museum | 54 Carlen St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-1565 | The museum is in a restored Creole cottage that was built in 1842, and it contains some of its antiques and furnishings. |
| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | Claiborne St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-1565 | The cathedral is one of the oldest churches in the city. |
| Church Street East | from Broad Street to Water Street | Mobile | Alabama | Mobile's most diverse historic district. |
| Conde-Charlotte Museum House | 104 Theatre St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 432-4722 | This 1822 building was Mobile's first jail and courthouse, and contains some of its original furnishings. |
| De Tonti Square | North of the central business district | Mobile | Alabama | The square has dignified brick townhouses and houses built in the 1850s and 60s. |
| Exploreum Science Museum, The | 1906 Spring Hill Ave. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 471-5923 | The museum contains exhibits on natural and scientific topics. |
| Fort Conde | 150 S. Royal St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-7304 | The fort originally served as an administrative and military center of the Louisiana Territory. |
| Lower Dauphin Street Commercial District | lower Dauphin Street | Mobile | Alabama | Mobile's only predominant 19th-century commercial district. |
| Malbis Memorial Church | CT Rd 27 | Mobile | Alabama | The church is copy of a Byzantine church in Athens. |
| Mobile Convention and Visitors Corp. | 1 St. Louis Centre, Suite 2002 | Mobile | Alabama | (334)415-2000 or (800)666-6282 |
| Mobile Museum of Art | 4850 Museum Dr. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 343-2667 | The art museum has a permanent collection of 4,000 works of art spanning over 2,000 years of cultural history. |
| Mobile's Historic Districts | Located around the city. | Mobile | Alabama | A cross section of the city's architectural heritage. |
| Museum of the City of Mobile, The | 355 Government St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-7569 | The museum is in a restored 1872 townhouse and was the mayor's home once. |
| Oakleigh Garden District | Near and around the Oakleigh Mansion and Washington Square | Mobile | Alabama | The district houses some of Mobile's finest late 19th-century homes. |
| Oakleigh Period Museum House | 350 Oakleigh Pl. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) | This restored mansion was built for James Roper in 1833 and is furnished with antiques of its period. |
| Old Dauphin Way | Adjacent of downtown Mobile | Mobile | Alabama | The neighborhood contains many 19th century Gulf Coast cottages and Victorian-styled houses. |
| Phoenix Fire Museum | 203 S. Claiborne St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-7569 | The museum is in the restored Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company No. 6 and contains the equipment used during the 19th century. |
| Richards Dar House | 256 N. Joachim St. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 434-7320 | This 1860 restored Italian townhouse was built by Charles G. Richards and contains early Victorian and Empire furnishings. |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park | Mobile | Alabama | The park is dedicated to the men killed in World War I. |
| Spring Hill | Spring Hill Area,West of the waterfront area of Mobile | Mobile | Alabama | This area was founded in the 1820s as a summer retreat from the city. |
| USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park | 2703 Battleship Pkwy. | Mobile | Alabama | (334) 433-2703 | The park contains the USS Alabama and the submarine USS Drum and the parks main attractions. |
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