What an amazing and beautiful museum with new exhibits coming soon! The structure itself is just a…read morelovely design, and having grown up going to the Gulf every weekend and sailing and seeing the amazing cargo ships, sailboats, and larger ships, this was a delightful experience when passing through Mobile. There are many little factual exhibits on the structure with a lot of interactive experiences. You can navigate (and crash or sink) your ship, feel the Crow's Nest experience, learn about the people who really first landed in Mobile, learn about those fascinating cargo ships going in and out of the port as you watch them, and also learn about the wildlife encountered at sea. Even as an adult, I appreciated the experience. This was a very different sort of museum, not huge, but you could certainly spend some time there.

What an amazing museum! I kind of have a fear of deep water, but this is simply about…read moretransportation, water routes and how things have changed over time. The building shape is interesting, like a shape of a ship, and the interior is just amazing. It is unique to see how shipping has changed over time, evolved. I spent several hours here exploring. I like on their social media pages how they highlight POC and women in this industry. It seems to be ever changing and evolving.

Looking for something interesting to do not too far from Pensacola, we found the Mobile Carnival…read moreMuseum located in old town Mobile, less than an hour from Pensacola. Parking is free, the site is very close to the freeway, the museum staff are very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, and the displays are great. We took advantage of the free museum guided tour and learned so much about the history of Mardi Gras, like the fact that the first Mardi Gras celebration held in America was in Mobile, not New Orleans. That was just for starters. The displays are excellent, too, and they change periodically. The cost is pretty reasonable and there's a great little gift shop where you'll get a free moon pie at the conclusion of your visit. I'm sure we'll be back at some point!

What a gem! It was busy because it's Carnival season, but not so packed that we couldn't enjoy the…read moremuseum. There was a guided tour when we were there. We listened for the first part in the large event space, but there was too big of a group to continue through the smaller rooms, so we dropped off and did the self-guided tour. I could not get the QR code to work so that I could follow along with the exhibits, but it was fine- I still enjoyed it. Some of these Mardi Gras Kings and Queens capes are just spectacular. There was one with such precise details and little embroidered hummingbirds. It was my fave. Just gorgeous. Then there were some really creepy older costumes on display too, which were duly fascinating to see. I love the old home where the museum is housed and would have enjoyed learning more history about the building itself.

Great little bar ! Loved getting to grab drinks for Mardi Gras. Loved the Blueberry Collin's- they…read morepoured heavy so they were good!! The staff were great, the people around us were great, overall great vibes and great prices ! We got 4 drinks for just under $30 !

The Merry Widow has friendly staff and a Fun laidback vibe. The Blueberry Collins with vodka was…read moretasty and reasonably priced.

This is a very interesting old house in old Mobile. The young lady we had is a guide, one of the…read morebells, was a little nervous and spoke very quietly even though I asked her to speak up about 15 times. I hardly heard anything she said, but it was still very, very interesting and I love the architecture and the history of the building. The gardens are beautiful.

I came on a Saturday for a tour. I just missed the tour that was on the hour, but they were able to…read moreaccommodate me, a tour of one. Two of the Belles of Mobile were on duty and they gave a spirited tour full of information. They were very friendly. Lovely tour, well worth the $12 admission.

I'm a sucker for a science museum we were driving to Biloxi with the kids and thought this was a…read moregood stop to break up the trip. They had several hands on exhibits and the cafe actually has reasonably priced food. It's not the biggest museum but it good outing.

This science center was top notch. I've traveled all over the globe going to science centers all…read morealong the way and this hands on experience is at the top of our list in experiences. The exhibits were very informative and easy to read my kids had fun learning and trying out the different hands on learning exhibits. They actually could play for hours there. This was good for young and older kids. My kids are teens.

The city of Mobile throws a good Mardi Gras parade. This is where Mardi Gras originated from long…read moreago before New Orleans before all these other people have Mardi Gras. It was Mobile, Alabama. A lot of people don't really know that but it's family friendly. The city did a great job felt very safe everybody was very nice. Parking was great. Traffic was great. Everything was great.

I like Mobile! My former best friend and I went to a Mardi Gras Ball back in the day! It was a lot…read moreof fun! Mobile's Mardi Gras actually predates the famous New Orleans Mardi Gras! Mardi Gras has been in Mobile since 1703 - wow! Today, Mobile's family-friendly Mardi Gras consists of 40 unique parades, numerous balls, and tons of flying moon pies, beads, and trinkets! Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers each year. At the balls men wear white tie and tails and women wear full length evening gowns. It was really fun to get "dressed to the nines" for the ball we attended! Various clubs and bars offer their own particular events. Hank Aaron, my favorite baseball player, was born in Mobile and is honored by the Mobile "Hand Aaron Stadium." The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is just outside of Mobile and has a memorial section honoring the men and women who fought in all of our modern wars. Bellingrath Gardens and Home located about 30 minutes from Mobile proper is definitely worth a visit, especially during azalea season.

I happened to be in Mobile playing tourist and decided to have a look around at this museum. The…read morerotating exhibit of Sunken Treasures was very interesting. Of course there are 50billion11 things on the sea floor given how many ships have sunk. The wide variety of things to explore here, I could have easily spent several hours here. There is a section on Mardi Gras, the history of the lands, the peoples who were here before the Europeans. The kids' section was super cute. The exhibit on mourning was also great. I do like knowing about the history of mourning. The timeline that included slavery was eye-opening. The area with all of the buggies was delightful, and I wish I could ride one! Take it out for a spin.

A must see when visiting Mobile is the Historic Museum that is currently hosting a display of…read moreJapanese Samurai's armor and historical artifacts. The curated exhibit is very educational and informative on the Shogun era's. Additionally the museum provides a wide range of interactive experiences on Mobile's history. From the founding of the city that predates the formation of the State to the arrival of the first African slaves to the history of Mardi Gras, it's all there.

Great lil venue when its the entire place. Smaller shows the front is all you get so they add a…read moresmaller stage

Highly Suspect concert 2/16. Im handicapped. And I was treated like gold. My goodness those fellas…read moretook care of us so well. outstanding people. staff 6 stars. thx for letting me do normal things like see a band play. it's the little things that are so HUGE. Mobile has had a bad rep for years, being an x party place in my youth. Everything was perfect. Mellow crowds outside, girl drunk fell out of a chair, held a girls hair while she got sick, had a perfect view. thx Soul Kitchen. oh and an extra shout out to the guy with the 1 & 3 yr old babies. too kind dude. thx.

There are 8 Battleship museums in the US, and this one has been on my bucket list since the 70s-…read moreand I finally made it here! This visit marks my 6th battleship, only 2 to go! What a great time I had! As my Uber approached her, her size almost indescribable, her silhouette unmistakable in the distance. She loomed larger and larger, we stopped and even though it was pouring rain, I stood there and beheld the incredible machine in front of me. Again, as with other ships, I walked the decks in awe and amazement of what happened on the ship over 80 years ago, the men that walked these decks, lived, fought, and died in service to our great country. Their sacrifices not forgotten, but thankfully live on through these museum ships dotted around the USA. Silent sentinels to those who sacrificed so much. They really did a great job with this museum, and they definitely take care of the ship. I wish I and more time, as there are so many other things to visit here- aircraft, a sub, you could easily spend 2 days here! 2 more ships and I will have visited all of them... But I will definitely come back here again!

One of my most memorable vacation experiences ever. It is truly awe-inspiring to climb aboard a…read morepiece of history. Do not pass up the opportunity to visit. They are open every day except Christmas Day. It's a well done military museum experience, made more impactful by the simple fact of standing in a genuine WWII battleship (USS Alabama) and submarine (USS Drum). There is a lot at the memorial: the museum building full of aircraft and artifacts, the battleship, and the submarine, plus a few more vehicles outside. You could easily spend half the day here. Plan for 3-5 hours depending on your level of interest. I am not a military history buff, but I do like history, which "comes alive" when you are standing on the spot where something happened. So if you are even a tiny bit intrigued, just go! Wear reasonable shoes and be prepared to climb up some stairs and ladders, BUT don't let that scare you off, either. Young and old, thick and thin were enjoying the experience with us. FYI, you have to climb stairs up to a grid platform to enter the submarine from the top, and our group member with a heights phobia couldn't handle it, but he did okay everywhere else. You will learn a lot, and you will be able to imagine what the war was like for the men who lived it. My visit fueled my curiosity and prompted me to find and read every page of //World War II At Sea// by Craig L. Symonds, which basically describes every naval engagement in WWII. The USS Alabama is not mentioned by name in the book, but having climbed all over the Alabama and Drum made the harrowing naval history all the more poignant. There is plenty of parking, even for buses and RVs, and parking is $5. If parking a large vehicle (RV, camper), parking is $30 BUT includes one adult ticket (normally $18), so it's not that much more. Don't expect to eat here; we availed ourselves of the vending machine for some water at the end of our visit. I was a little bummed that the gift shop closes early.