3 Things you Should Do in Mobile, Alabama

Spending a few days away from home, forgetting about work-life, is what everyone craves for the most. If you have a weekend getaway on your mind, Mobile, Alabama is the destination you must visit. This wonderful city, which is also known as The City of Six Flags, has plenty of tourist attractions and museum. But when the time to explore the city is short and you want to have the best of your experience, explore the places and enjoy the things that we have mentioned here:

Visit Mobile Carnival Museum

Mobile Carnival Museum, the birthplace of Mardi Gras, is a historical museum where you learn about traditions of carnivals dating back to over 300 years. Explore the float construction and observe the costume design, majestic robes, crowns, scepters of Mardi Gras monarchs. Walk-through a pictorial gallery that is full of historical photographs and enjoy parades and balls videos.

Explore USS ALABAMA Museum

A visit to USS ALABAMA battleship will take you on a journey to past American’s military. This battleship has served the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, during World War II, before retiring in 1947. After 15 years, it opened again, but for tourists, as a museum ship. By following a coded map, you can take a self-tour, know about the history of this warship, and take time to explore main gun turrets, anti-aircraft guns, and gunpowder magazine.

Spend an evening at Sunset cruise, Mobile Bay

To have an amazing evening, book a Sunset Cruise at Mobile Bay, and experience a spectacular sunset while having dinner. Here you can have two to four-hour cruises in North Bay, South Bay, or Middle Bay with a mesmerizing background of USS Alabama, Dauphin Island bridge, and Middle Bay lighthouse, respectively under the scarlet sunset.

If you want to explore more, there are places like Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center for fun activities and Bellingrath Gardens to witness 65-acre garden.

At 413 square miles, Mobile Bay is the fourth largest bay in the United States.

The bay is known for an unusual annual natural occurrence: in the summer, fish and crustaceans swim close to the shoreline and are easily caught. This is called a “jubilee” and Mobile Bay is the only place in the world where this happens on a regular basis.