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Overview

Mobile is a historic and distinctive city on the southern tip of the State of Alabama. The coastal town is home to more than 200,000 residents and boasts of excellent schools, thriving businesses and plentiful attractions. Nestled along the banks of Mobile Bay, the city is a preferred tropical vacation destination because of its botanical gardens, outstanding golf courses, white sandy beaches and the warm Southern hospitality of its people. Mobile is also a shopper’s and gastronome’s paradise with its impressive array of shops, boutiques and dining options that are sure to satisfy every taste, thought and mood.

When to Visit

The city enjoys generally pleasant weather throughout the year, with summer being very hot and humid. Some visitors enjoy the scorching sun and consider it best for beach activities though a few find the heat almost unbearable. Weather-wise, the best time to visit Mobile is during early spring and early fall. Weather notwithstanding, Mobile’s lure is in its Mardi Gras celebration that spell fun and gaiety all around. The city is known to have held the first ever American Mardi Gras in 1703, long before New Orleans did. The two and a half weeks of festivities culminate on Fat Tuesday.

Tourist Attractions

Mobile is bursting at the seams with attractions, museums and gardens to explore. Its museums offer a peek to its unique history through artifacts and art works that tell the city’s stories from its earliest beginnings. The World War II Battleship USS Alabama and the submarine USS Drum, along with other war memorials in the city allow everyone to see courage up close. Sixty-five acres of floral magnificence await the nature lover in the Bellingrath Gardens & Home when one can also board the Southern Bell river cruise. One can also travel back in time and feel the Southern spirit of bygone eras in the many antebellum homes in the area.

Entertainment and Nightlife

The good times roll in Mobile, day in and day out. The Mardi Gras spirit lives on throughout the year in the city’s thriving entertainment hubs. Enjoy a feast of local delights as a prelude to a night of frivolity in any of Mobile’s bars, night clubs and other entertainment venues that cater to every taste, age and mood. Dauphin Street is a melting pot of bars, dance clubs and live entertainment. Martini’s is a local favorite, with an upstairs dance hall called Club Retro. While the city streets are teeming with booze and partygoers, it remains to be a safe haven because of the Downtown Mobile Alliance. The DMA ensures that everyone, locals and visitors alike, have a truly wonderful time painting the town.

Best Museums

With its rich Southern history, Mobile is home to many museums that tell the stories. The Battleship Memorial Park located on the shores of Mobile Bay is home to WWII battleship USS Alabama and submarine USS Drum. It also features Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials as well as a host of military equipments used during the war. The Mobile Carnival Museum chronicles the city’s long-standing history of Mardi Gras celebrations and showcases memorabilia, costumes, floats and displays. Antebellum house museums like the Conde-Charlotte House, Richards DAR House and the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion are also available for viewing.