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Hear our history, experience our culture, see our natural beauty, feel our soul, and enjoy the heart of our beautiful city.

City of Mobile Trolley Tour

Celebrate mobile aboard one of our beautiful climate controlled trolleys.

Pick up the rhythm of the place where Mardi Gras began and you will know why we are Born to Celebrate! Our 90-minute fully narrated tour takes you down moss covered streets in front of buildings with stories to tell and along one of the most diverse eco-systems in the country. Here, a rich past meets a modern thriving culture with something to offer everyone. Museums, historic homes and buildings, parks, fountains, music, food, drink, and entertainment all abound along our route. It's all So Mobile!

Visit Mobile Welcome Center

111 South Royal Street

USS Alabama Battleship

2703 Battleship Parkway

Departure Locations

Tour schedule, tour pricing.

Kids 12 and under are free

For parties of 10 or more, please call our office for prices. Special pricing and times can be accommodated for your group.

Reservations are not required

We are dog friendly

Wheelchair lift available

(by request only)

Route Highlights

Locations Visited Includes The Following

COLONIAL FORT CONDÉ

Church street cemetery, callaghan's irish bar & washington square, oakleigh historic complex, carnival museum, gulfquest / al cruise terminal, battle house hotel, richard's dar house, african american museum, bienville square, uss alabama.

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Mobile Alabama Tours: Trolley, Walking, Bus, Boat Or Hop On Hop Off

What kind of tours and where can I find information about tours in the Mobile, Alabama area?

The Mobile, Alabama area has vast selection of tours from bus, walking, boat, trolley or a hop on hop off tour for your group or family.  Either on land or on the water checking out the history of Mobile where four flags have flown over the city or finding out about the ecosystem on the delta, find what you need here.

Here you will find a detailed listing of all the tours, locations and details and how you can get involved in finding out about the history and the surrounding water ecosystem of the 

Airboat Express

Tour the Mobile delta with an exhilarating ride on an airboat.  These boats will seat up to six persons and depart from the Original Oyster House restaurant on the Causeway in the Spanish Fort area.

Tour guides will take you on an excursion to see the wildlife in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta area.  These flat bottom, air powered boats allow the guides to take you where normal boats can’t go.

Reservations and a four person minimum is required for each tour.  This company has an excellent safety record and fully insured.

Airboat Express offers four touring options:

• One Hour Eco Tour – tour guide will show off the local plants, trees, flowers, birds and yes, the alligators.  A highly educational tour for anyone interested in learning about the native, natural wildlife of the Mobile Delta and photographers.
• Half Hour Fun Run – This tour is all out!  An ½ hour of fast turns and wild rides. You’ll still get a peek at the alligators, but fast enough not to get caught by them.
• One Hour Sunset Tour  – Perfect for photographer’s.  Just like the One Hour Eco Tour, but at sunset at 7pm during the summer months.  This however requires a minimum of 6 passengers.
• Half Hour Night Tour – Also called the “Alligator Adventure” because this is the time you’ll be guaranteed to see some big ones!  Alligators feed at night, so open water is the best place to see them. You’ll see their eyes light up at night. However, this tour is extremely seasonal and is dependent on the weather, temperature and wind conditions.  So, call in first to see if it’s available.

Tours are held between 10am and 4pm in the Spring and Fall months.  Summer times are 8am to 11am (it’s hot here). Sunset and Night tours vary, so call for details.  Night tours start 30 minutes before sunset.

Pricing is as follows:

Taxes are not included and children pricing is based on 12 years old or younger.  Cancellation requires a 48 hour time frame. All cancellations after 48 hours will be charged full price.

They are closed from November 15th to February 1st each year.  It is recommended that you make your reservations 24 hours in advance.  Groups smaller than the recommended per each tour above will be combined with other groups when available.

An online shop is available to purchase T-shirts and gift souvenirs and gift cards are available online.

Contact Airboat Express at 251-370-7089 or visit the website for additional details .

Tour Categories :

Guided, Tour, Boat, Interactive (no you don’t swim with the alligators, but you can take pictures).

Wild Native Tours

Here is another service with multiple tour options that also shows off the Tensaw Delta region around Mobile Alabama.

Wild Native Tours offers launch points at three different areas.  Two near Mobile and one in the Gulf Shores area.

• The Delta Wildlife Kayak Tour launches in Spanish Fort, AL at the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center at Bartram Landing.  This is about 10 minutes from downtown Mobile and 
• The Secretly Awesome Tour departs from Cooper Riverside Park which is just minutes away from the hotels in the Mobile downtown area. 
• The Dolphins & Wildlife Kayak Experience departs from Happy Harbor Oyster Bay at 4159 County Road 6 in Gulf Shores, AL 36542

The Delta Wildlife Kayak Tour

Launches about 10 minutes from downtown Mobile Alabama and provides amazing scenic views of wildlife and beautiful sunsets.  

Pricing: Cost is $49 dollars for adults and $41 dollars for children under 18.

Time: It lasts about 2 hours and is a yearly.  Times can change due to the season you visit.

The Secretly Awesome Tour

This is a boat tour on a fully enclosed, handicap accessible vessel with restrooms on board.  You can bring along a meal and drinks including your camera and binoculars for viewing the wildlife and historic scenes.

You will see the Port of Mobile, which is the 10th busiest port in the US and the 4th largest estuary which is Mobile Bay.

Pricing:   Cost is $28 dollars for adults with Seniors, military and children under 18 for $22 dollars.

Time: This tour lasts about 2 hours and required advance reservations.  It is open year around except for major holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Special Notes: Contact 251-272-4088 or [email protected] for private group charters or book online.  Cancellations must happen 3 days in advance with no cancellation fee.  See the full cancellation and disclaimer policy below. Tipping is not required, but accepted if you so choose to give.

The Dolphins & Wildlife Kayak Experience

This tour includes a kayak rental, life jacket, paddle, bottled water, a guide and gear transport.  Make sure you have comfortable clothing and can keep your camera and/or binoculars secure. Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses wouldn’t hurt either.

NOTE: Be sure to bring that signed waiver too.

While you are not guaranteed to see them, the bottlenose dolphin is the star of this show.  You will learn about the feeding habits, their history and the intelligence they have.

Pricing:   Cost is $65 dollars for adults children under 18 for $52 dollars.

Time: This tour lasts about 3 hours and required advance reservations.  Time frame varies from season to season. Suggest calling to confirm.

Wild Native Tours also holds:

• Seasonal Tours
• Private Group Tours
• Educational Group Tours
• And Birthday Experience

Group or Individual Memberships Available

You can buy an individual plan and get unlimited “Delta Wildlife Boat Eco Tour” for one year, Special Member Only Tours, 10% off any tour, charter, rental, birthday package or merchandise.  They start at $49 per year for adults and $39 for children under 21, seniors and military personnel.

Corporate packages range from Employee of the Month program, Silver Corporate and Gold Corporate Memberships.

Purchase memberships here and see additional details and restrictions.

Their Cancellation Policy and Disclaimers – 

For reservations cancelled 3 or more calendar days in advance, there will be no cancellation fee.

Cancellations 2 calendar days in advance will be charged a 50% cancellation fee.

Cancellations within 1 calendar day of event will be charged a 100% cancellation fee.

If tour is cancelled by tour operator due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or refund. Guests will be notified in the event of a weather related cancellation. Due to rapidly changing weather along the Gulf Coast, most weather related cancellations will not be made until day of event.

All tours depart at scheduled departure time. Boats and tours will not be held due to late arrivals. No reschedules or refunds will be issued for late arrivals.

Website And Links

Tour Categories: Guided, Tour, Boat, Kayak, Walking, Interactive (no you don’t swim with the alligators, but you can take pictures).

Dora Franklin Finley African-Amercian Heritage Trail

Experience the rich history of Mobile’s past and how the African-American community contributed to enriching the community and history of this great city.

This organization has four different tour options to choose from:

• Step On Bus Tours where your group charters a bus and their tour guide joins you, narrating the trip with a map for your driver.
• Self-Guided Tours can be taken on your own.  The official website has detailed maps and audio clips of the different history locations where you can complete a self-guided tour.  NOTE: The website is not mobile optimized, but you can zoom in and click on the different history locations and then click the audio file to hear detailed information about each site.
• School Bus Tours work like the Step On Bus Tours, but are for 4th grade classes in the Mobile County area.
• Downtown Walking Tours meet in Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile.  Contact the office for detailed information on these tours or to schedule one.  The walking tours cost $20 per person or $10 of Senior citizens and students.

A downloadable brochure guide and map is available online.

Connection Details:

Eric Finley at 251-725-2236 or email him for reservations or additional details.

Tour Categories: Bus, Walking, Guide, Tour, School, Self-Guided

Bay City Tours

This company has several tour packages, but they can create a personalized tour for you, your family or business.

Here are the basic tour packages found at Bay City Tours

Historic Mobile Alabama Tour

This is a four day tour designed for your group on your bus.  Your group will arrive and check in at your hotel where your personal guide will meet your group on your touring bus. This tour will take in the historic garden districts of Mobile Alabama and a city managed museum.  Refreshments will be served at one of the antebellum homes on the route. Your group will then enjoy dinner at one of Mobile’s fantastic restaurants and then returning to your hotel. This tour is 7 hours long and ranges from about 1pm to 10pm at night.

Day 2 is a 12 tour from about 9am to 9pm where you enjoy breakfast at your hotel before departing.  On this day, you will tour several private homes that are open ot the public and then lunch at one of the area’s restaurants.  You’ll then take a self-guided walk thru the famous Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Then back to your hotel to have dinner at another outstanding Mobile restaurant.

Day 3 involves putting on your walking shoes and taking in breakfast on one of the most awarded USS WWII battleships – The USS Alabama.  You will see the Captain’s Quarters, galley, radio room and sick bay. 5 rarely seen private historic homes will be opened up for your tour group and then back to your hotel for a Madi Gras style dinner with masks and beads.

Day 4   will have a custom tour design especially for you and your group to fit within the time frame you have before embarking on your trip back home.

Or, plan one of the other tour options for your group:

• Festival Of Flowers Tour – 3 Day tour during the last weekend of March featuring Bellingrath Gardens, Eastern Shore and Historic Homes of Mobile AL.
• Wonders Of The Water Tour – 3 Day tour featuring a boat tour of Mobile Bay and Bayou La Batre and Dauphin Island, AL.
• Antebellum South Tour – 3 Day tour featuring a tour of the USS Alabama, Bellingrath Gardens and then over to the Eastern Shore.
• Mardi Gras Tour – 5 Day tour between the first of February and the end of February featuring the coronation of the Queen of Mardi Gras, Bellingrath Gardens and then over to the Eastern Shore.
• Happy Holiday Tour – 4 Day touring event featuring old Mobile Historic Homes, USS Alabama, and a trip over to the Eastern Shore.

You can also take in personal, family or small group 1 Day tours for:

Historic Mobile – One Hour Tour

• Monday through Saturday 10:30am and 2pm
• $16 per person with two person minimum
• Departure from City of Mobile’s Welcome Center at 111 South Royal Street
• Reservations are required

USS Alabama Memorial Park – Three Hour Tour

• $25 per person with two person minimum

Mobile’s Own Ghost Stories Tour – One Hour Tour

• Monday through Friday – Depends on the season – When it gets dark
• Available on weekends with advanced reservations
• $20 per person with six person minimum

Contact Bay City Convention & Tours to plan your customized tour or fill out the online contact form .

Bay City Convention & Tours

PO Box 304, Mobile, AL 36601

Phone: 251.479.9970

Toll-Free: 1.800.338.5597

Fax: 251.479.9918

Tour Categories: Bus (your motorcoach), Walking, Guide, Tour

Personal Guided Tours

If you want to tour Mobile on one-on-one basis and skip the bus or big crowd scene, then get a tour by a local tour guide to see all the sites up close and personal.

Here are two personal guides that will show you the history and grandeur that is Mobile Alabama.

Shanon performs personal guided tours in the Mobile Alabama area and has experience as a Concierge for some of the more prominent hotels in the Atlanta area like Embassy Suites and Sheraton.

A wonderful insiders look at old Mobile and an intro to Mardi Gras. Our time with Sharon was like spending time with someone we’ve known all our lives. I am sure we saw places you won’t get on any other tour. Next time we go to Mobile we will be sure to have Sharon show us more. We debated on doing a self guided tour on a trolley. Glad we chose to do the tour with Sharon instead. A fantastic lady. Thank you Sharon.  Donna Krise

Sharon’s Tour Options

Private Concierge Architectural Tour

Sharon will take you on a guided tour in her vehicle to visit the six historic districts of Mobile where you will see homes that survived for about 250 years.

Departure starts at either the airport, your hotel, cruise ship terminal or an address of your choosing in the Mobile area.  You’ll end up back where you started.

This tour is $175.00 for up to 4 individuals and lasts about 2-½ hours.  Sparkling and still water including snacks are provided. Bring about $20 each if you want to stop for lunch and English is the only language available on these tours.

You will need to provide funds for personal expenditures and any souvenirs you may want to purchase.

Private Bellingrath Gardens & Home Including Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre

Your private guide will whisk you off to the awarding winning Bellingrath Gardens & Home then through the hometown of Forrest Gump and Bubba Blue.  You’ll also tour through the barrier island of Dauphin Island and stop in for a late lunch at one of the fabulous hometown restaurants.

This tour pricing is $325 for 3 individuals and lasts about 6 hours.  Sparkling and still water are included with snacks. Lunch is provided either at one of Dauphin Island’s great restaurants or at the Lighthouse in Irvington, AL.  Admission to all areas are included.

Special Note : The tour vehicle is not wheelchair accessible.  You will need to enter and exit the vehicle on your own. Wheelchairs are available at Bellingrath Gardens & Home.

Private Concierge Tour

This will be an in depth historical tour of downtown Mobile Alabama.

You will see where banana boats use to drop off their cargo over to where the original Mardi Gras floats throw out the beads and moon pies.

From Bienville Square to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

This tour pricing is $200 for up to 8 individuals and lasts about 3 hours.  Sparkling and still water are included with snacks. Lunch is provided either at one of Dauphin Island’s great restaurants or at the Lighthouse in Irvington, AL.  Admission to all areas are included.

You will need to provide funds for personal expenditures and any souvenirs you may want to purchase plus any snacks or food you might want along the way.

Historic Trolley Tours Of Downtown Mobile Alabama

A 90 minute tour of historic Mobile Alabama in a climate controlled trolley.

This tour departs from 111 South Royal Street in Mobile and cost $15 per person with kids under 12 free.  If you have a group of 15 or more, call the office for a discounted rate at 251-633-0560.

A second pickup location is available on Tuesday and Thursday at 11:05am and 1:05pm from the USS Alabama Memorial Park.

Note: Please check out the website of call the main office to make sure trolley tours are scheduled for the day and time you desire.  Weather, road and traffic conditions can hamper the tour schedules.

Book online here .

The general trolley schedule is as follows:

What locations does this trolley tour visit.

Stops on this riding along trolley tour include the Fort at Colonial Mobile, Church Street Cemetery, Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, the Oakleigh Historic Home area, Carnival Museum, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum, National African American Archives and Museum, USS Alabama Memorial Park, Bienville Square and more!

Spot Of Tea’s Segway Tours & Rentals Self Guided Tour

Want to go it alone?  Try out the segway’s tour from the Spot Of Tea on Dauphin Street.

This tour features about 25 different historical sites around the downtown Mobile Alabama area from the resting place of Joe Cain, one of the founders of Mobile that played a key role in the starting of Mardi Gras.

Visit 310 Dauphin Street, call 251-433-9009 or visit their website for additional details.

Tour times at 7am to 2pm Monday through Friday and 7am to 3pm on Saturday and Sunday.

No matter what type of tour you decide on, Mobile Alabama has a history, attractions and restaurants that will satisfy every interest you can have.

This melting pot of French, British, Spanish and American culture has an interest all unique on its on.

Tim has traveled the Gulf Coast from Texas to the tip of Florida for the last ten years. As the grandson of restaurant entrepreneurs, Tim writes about unique restaurants, things to do and attractions all along the Gulf Coast and Southeast. Just like his grandparents small drive-in restaurant, he loves small town, mom-n-pop establishments as well as interesting and unique places.

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Mobile is one of five global cities where Airbus commercial aircraft are assembled, and with the addition of the A220 production in Mobile, the Port City’s role in the aviation industry continues to grow.

The largest building on the Airbus campus is the A320 Final Assembly Line hangar, longer than two football fields with a 91-foot ceiling. The assembly of aircraft is based on the flow-line principle, in which five workstations are arranged one after the other – and the aircraft flows through each station on its way to completion.

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1. Mobile Area Multi-Attraction Pass

2. Downtown Mobile Food Tour

3. USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Admission Ticket

4. Mobile Ghosts

5. Mobile City Multi-Attraction Pass

6. Gulf Shores, Orange Beach Area Multi-Attraction Pass

7. Magical Mobile Scavenger Hunt

8. Skip the Line Mobile Carnival Museum Ticket

9. Historic Alabama Coast Private Tour from Biloxi

10. Private Pedal Party Bike Tour through Historic Downtown Mobile

11. Mobile Let’s Roam Treasure Hunt:Parade Through Mobile!

12. Scavenger Hunt Adventure in Mobile by Zombie Scavengers

13. Scavenger Hunt in Mobile by Operation City Quest

14. Scavenger Hunt in Mobile by 3Quest Challenge

15. Holiday Scavenger Hunt in Mobile by Holly Jolly Hunt

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RT. Motorcoach Transportation

Sit Back in Comfort and enjoy the ride on our safe, Luxury Motorcoaches which offer reclining seats, Restrooms, and Windows offering panoramic views.  Our Drivers are the safest in the Industry and adhere to our tough standards of excellence.  Enjoy peace of mind knowing that we will get you there safely.  

Three Nights Deluxe Accommodations

Enjoy clean, comfortable accommodations right in the heart of all the action!   We offer Spacious rooms, Friendly staff, and outstanding Customer service.  We can’t wait to welcome you to Mobile!

3 Great Breakfasts

Enjoy a continental breakfast which typically includes items such as bagels, toast, and condiments, pastries, fruit, juice, cereals, beverages, warm and cold selections, and possibly eggs and meat.  Of course, each hotel offers different selections.

3 Sumptuous Dinners

Enjoy Great dinners at the most popular restaurants in the Area.  You will enjoy some great Choices at each restaurant and have a chance to enjoy the Local Flair.

Guided Ghost Tour of Mobile

MOBILE ’S OWN GHOST STORIES; AN HOUR-LONG THRILL AS YOU JOIN YOUR GUIDE FOR AN EVENING TOUR EXPLORING MOBILE’S MYSTERIOUS SPIRITS AND STRANGE HAPPENINGS. YOUR GUIDE WILL SHARE STORIES OF MOBILE’S GHOSTLY RESIDENTS, FOLKLORE, AND OTHER STRANGE EVENTS FROM MOBILE’S PAST!

USS Alabama Battleship Park

ADMISSION TO USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL PARK  INCLUDES ACCESS TO THE USS ALABAMA, THE USS DRUM, THE AIRCRAFT PAVILION & THE TANKS & ARTILLERY UNIT.

Mardi Gras Carnival Museum

ADMISSION TO THE MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL MUSEUM; IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE RICH HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF CARNIVAL & SEE FIRSTHAND THE INTRICATE DESIGNS AND ARTISTRY OF MAJESTIC CROWNS, SCEPTRES & ROBES OF MARDI GRAS MONARCHS. DISCOVER THE ART OF COSTUME DESIGN AND FLOAT CONSTRUCTION, AND BROWSE THE VIVID PICTORIAL GALLERY

Visit to Ft. Conde

Mobile was originally founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1702 as Fort Louis de la Mobile at 27-Mile Bluff. After the Mobile River flooded and damaged the fort, Mobile was relocated in 1711 to the current site. A temporary wooden stockade fort was constructed, also named Fort Louis after the old fort up river. In 1723, construction of a new brick fort with a stone foundation began, renamed later as Fort Condé in honor of Louis Henri de Bourbon, duc de Bourbon and prince de Condé.

The Fort guarded Mobile and its citizens for almost 100 years, from 1723-1820. The fort had been built by the French to defend against British or Spanish attack on the strategic location of Mobile and its Bay as a port to the Gulf of Mexico, on the easternmost part of the French Louisiana colony. The strategic importance of Mobile and Fort Condé was significant: the fort protected access into the strategic region between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic colonies along the Alabama River and Tombigbee River.

Visit Bragg-Mitchell Mansion With Lunch

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Visit Gulf Coast Exploreum

Our mission is to encourage excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math education (STEM), and to make the excitement of scientific discovery accessible to the gulf region. We will provide the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts through innovative approaches including interactive hands-on play, exhibits and traveling exhibits, classes, workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and educational experiences as well as through the visual excitement of the J.L. Bedsole Theater. We combine the advantages of strong, focused and accountable management, with financial, technological and capital resources to achieve our mission.

Visit Punta Clara Candy Kitchen

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Visit Wentzell Oyster House

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Visit to Legacy Village

Free time for Shopping and Sightseeing in Mobile's most famous shopping Plaza.  Stroll the Endless stores and botiques, Grab a bite to eat, or just sit back and take in the sights.  Have Fun!

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On Every Senior Excursions tour, the Group leader is rewarded to 2 free trips for every 40 Paying passengers. This is our way of showing how much we appreciate the hard work that group leaders do.  

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The Paris of the South

Mobile has a certain magic that keeps you on your toes. Where a melting pot of people, flavors, cultures, and traditions become one voice to lead all of life's celebrations. Join the jubilee and welcome every day with an enduring passion and a little soulful hospitality, because life is the ultimate gift. This is the spirit of living. This is what we're born to do. Funky, feisty and festive. Historic, hip and happening. Or colorful, cool and cultured. You can call this coastal town a lot of things when you have a vibrant 300-year history with lots of stories to tell and long-standing traditions celebrated on a regular basis. Once called the Paris of the South, Mobile has long been the cultural center of the Gulf Coast and you'll find an authentic experience like nowhere else in the southern United States.

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Alabama Tourism Department

The official site for industry professionals, the road to freedom.

Travel the road to freedom, from the last slave ship to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Begin this tour in Mobile and take a driving tour of Africatown, still home to a community of descendants of Clotilde, the last slave ship to arrive in America. After emancipation, the former slaves returned from various plantations, bought land and formed Africatown, ruling it according to customary African laws and speaking their own regional language. Tour the Museum of Mobile, a National Historic landmark built in 1857, which contains the rich history of Native American, Colonial, African-American and Antebellum influences on the 300 year old city. Also visit the National African-American Archives Museum which houses many artifacts and special collections that reflect the Black history of Alabama’s oldest city.

Highlights include:

• A driving tour includes several churches of historic interest and Africatown, so named because it was the settlement of the Africans brought to Mobile on the “Clotilde”-America’s last slave ship that came in 1859.
• Museum of Mobile, a National Historic landmark built in 1857, contains the rich history of Native American, Colonial, African-American and Antebellum influences on this 300 year old city.
• National African-American Archives Museum houses many artifacts and special collections that reflect the Black history of Alabama’a oldest city.

Depart hotel and travel to historic Selma, home to Brown Chapel AME Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Voting Rights March. Tour the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute which houses memorabilia honoring the attainment of the right to vote. Also downtown see the Old Depot Museum with artifacts from Native American days up through the Voting Rights era. In the afternoon, visit antebellum Sturdivant Hall, a Greek Revival mansion designed by a cousin of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. See the historic Old Live Oak Cemetery, where Alabama and America’s first black congressman, is buried.

• Brown Chapel AME Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Voting Rights March.
• National Voting Rights Museum & Institute which houses memorabilia honoring the attainment of the right to vote.
• Old Depot Museum with artifacts from Native American days up through the Voting Rights era.
• Antebellum Sturdivant Hall, a Greek Revival mansion designed by a cousin of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
• Old Live Oak Cemetery, where Alabama and America’s first black congressman, is buried.

Depart hotel for Montgomery traveling over the Edmund Pettus Bridge where law enforcement personnel confronted voting rights marchers. The demonstration and the subsequent struggle known as Bloody Sunday eventually led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Follow the Selma-to-Montgomery Trail. Be sure to stop at the Lowndes County Interpretive Center, the National Parks Museum at the mid-point of the Selma-to-Montgomery March.. In Montgomery visit the Rosa Parks Museum and feel what it was like to be arrested for not moving to the back of the bus. Lunch in downtown Montgomery. Later, visit the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Dr. King started his ministry. Visit the Alabama State Capitol, the birthplace of the Confederacy and the final stop along the Selma-to-Montgomery March. Nearby see the Civil Rights Memorial Center. Travel only a few blocks and visit the Dexter Avenue Parsonage Museum and tour the residence in Montgomery formerly occupied by Dr. King and his family.

• Follow the Selma-to-Montgomery Trail over the Edmund Pettus Bridge where law enforcement personnel confronted voting rights marchers.
• Lowndes County Interpretive Center, the National Parks Museum at the mid-point of the Selma-to-Montgomery March.
• Rosa Parks Museum. Feel what it was like to be arrested for not moving to the back of the bus.
• Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Dr. King started his ministry.
• Dexter Avenue Parsonage Museum. Tour the residence in Montgomery formerly occupied by Dr. King and his family.
• Alabama State Capitol, the birthplace of the Confederacy and the final stop along the Selma-to-Montgomery March.
• Civil Rights Memorial

Travel to Tuskegee to Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Air Field, where the Tuskegee Airmen, famed black aviators, learned to fly. They were among the best fighter pilots of World War II. Also visit the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site which includes The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington; the George Washington Carver Museum, dedicated to the work of the famed scientist; and the historic Tuskegee University campus. Later, see the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center with its photography and videos on the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

• Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Air Field, where the Tuskegee Airmen, famed black aviators, learned to fly.
• The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington
• George Washington Carver Museum, dedicated to the work of the famed scientist on the historic Tuskegee University campus.
• Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center. Photography and videos on the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

Travel to Birmingham to tour The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The Civil Rights Institute is both an embrace and a release. The Institute’s 12 galleries tell the heroic story of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 60’s of how ordinary people overcame centuries old bigotry and racism. A self-directed journey through award-winning multimedia exhibits gives an account in graphic detail of the civil rights struggle utilizing archival material, audio-visual aids and artifacts of the period. Across the avenue from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute stands the city’s most famous Civil Rights Landmark, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. On Sunday morning September 15, 1963, Ku Klux Klansmen bombed the church, killing four little girls preparing for morning worship. Walk across the street to Kelly Ingram Park designed as “A Place of Revolution and Reconciliation.” Sculptures in the park recollect attacks on demonstrators, including ones in which police dogs and fire hoses were turned on the marchers, children jailed for their involvement in the protests, and the clergy’s important role in the Movement. Kelly Ingram Park serves at the gateway to the Birmingham Civil Rights District which includes the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

• The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
• Across the street, historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, a famous civil rights landmark that was bombed by Klansmen in 1963, killing four little girls.
• Also across the street, Kelly Ingram Park with sculptures depicting the reality of the police dogs and fire hoses that were turned on demonstrators who gathered at the park in the 1960s.
• Tour historic 4th Avenue North, location of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Travel to Huntsville to tour the State Black Archives Research Center and Museum at the historic campus of Alabama A&M University; the one place in the state where Black History is brought together, sorted, catalogued and preserved. Hear about the Buffalo Soldiers and how Huntsville was the first city to officially end the state’s policy of “separate but equal” school systems for blacks and whites. Also, visit the 1819 Weeden House Museum where artist and poet Maria Howard Weeden brought to life the faces and voices of the slaves from the 19th century.

• Tour the State Black Archives Research Center and Museum located on the historic campus of Alabama A&M University.
• Tour the Dred Scott Home Site at Oakwood College, one of the most prestigious black colleges in the United States.
• Tour the Weeden House Museum

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New Experiences In Mobile, Alabama Everyone Should Have On Their List

The coastal Alabama town is not what you remember.

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There are a lot of ways to get to Mobile : flying into the international airport, driving in on I-10 or I-65 from all over the South, or even sailing in on a Carnival cruise ship (Mobile is the cruise line’s homeport). And as the song lyrics go, it doesn't matter how you get here, just get here if you can.

That’s because in the last year or two, Mobile has seen a resurgence of sorts, so much so that even if you’ve partied in the Home of Mardi Gras or counted down to the New Year alongside Mobile’s 600-pound electric MoonPie drop, you’ll find a fresh repertoire of restaurants, activities, and places to stay. 

Here’s what’s new in Mobile and how to make the most of your time on your next visit to Sweet Home Alabama.

The Admiral Hotel

Be one of the first to stay at The Admiral, where hometown boy Jimmy Buffet used to play for tips. Built in 1940, it is on the verge of finishing a massive remodel, with guest rooms already complete and booking up fast.

Stay in a modern and quirky room embellished with purple and yellow accents that make every day feel like Mardi Gras. Whimsical touches like a portrait of a zebra dripping its stripes and a brass bulldog crouched on his haunches set these rooms apart from the standard.

The Admiral is just steps away from the bustling Entertainment District filled with restaurants, bars, and history. But before you head out to sample them all, make a reservation at Le Moyne’s Chophouse , the hotel’s premiere dining spot set to debut in late spring. Indulge in oysters, beef tartare, and beef carpaccio flavored with herbs from The Admiral’s rooftop garden.

theadmiralhotel.com , 251 Government St, Mobile, AL 36602

Bienville Bites Food Tour

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Mobile has a burgeoning food and beverage scene appealing to a wide variety of tastes. The best way to sample before committing to a full meal is to join a Bienville Bites Food Tour that takes you through Downtown Mobile’s Lower Dauphin Street Historic District (LoDa).

Launched in 2017 by Chris and Laney Andrews, who just added a curated gift shop so you can take a piece of Mobile home with you, this food tour introduces you to the city’s classic establishments and the new kids on the block. Aside from eating some of the best dishes in Mobile, you’ll learn about the architecture, history, and local culture that make Mobile unique.

bienvillebitesfoodtour.com , 658 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36602

Dropout Bakery & Company

Dropout Bakery & Cafe

Make sure your day begins on a sweet note at Dropout Bakery & Company, launched just two years ago after owner Lacey Evans dropped out of fashion school, baked her way through COVID, and went viral on Instagram with posts of her culinary creations. There’s usually a line out the door, so grab a coffee, gaze into the glass case of confections, and take your pick. You really can’t go wrong. 

theforumcollectives.com , 358 St. Louis Street, Mobile, AL 36602

Penton's Bistro and the King Bleu Corner Bar

The just-opened Penton’s Bistro and the King Bleu Corner Bar already has the locals talking, and you can be one of the first visitors to check it out. Lunch is casual —think po'boy and pasta salad—and dinner fancies it up with menu items like duck cassolette and potato gnocchi short rib ragu.

mobile.org/listing/pentons-bistro-%26-the-king-bleu-corner-bar, 219 Conti Street, Mobile, AL 36601

What happens when you turn an old Crystal Ice manufacturing plant into an even cooler massive bar? Everyone gets hungry, so you introduce the Velvet Pig, a Southern-style, whole-hog butchery that focuses on local ingredients to make its pork belly skewers and boudin egg rolls, among others. Opened at the end of 2023, it’s found a home in Mobile, and its Alabama HOT Fried Chicken Sandwich has already won hearts. 

velvetpiggy.com , 755 Monroe Street, Mobile, AL 36602

After years in development, Mobile’s first outdoor food court concept, Box Owt, has opened with a unique twist—all of the restaurants make their home in shipping containers. Four eateries are currently open, with more debuting in the coming months.

For families looking to pare down the cost of dining, options in Box Owt are affordable and surprisingly diverse. Make the kids happy with the ultimate comfort food at Mac & Cheesery, or take your more mature palate on an adventure at Las Catrachas, serving authentic Honduran food. 

boxowt.com , 265 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36602

Visit Africatown Heritage House

Africatown Heritage House Museum

You simply can’t travel to Mobile without a visit to the new Africatown Heritage House. At once painfully real and inspiringly hopeful, the museum documents the 1860 arrival of 110 Africans taken from their homes and transported in the hull of the ship Clotilda. Upon arrival, they were sold as enslaved people, a full 52 years after slavery had been officially abolished.

To cover their tracks, the men behind this crime burned the ship in the Mobile River. That ship was discovered on the river floor in 2019, confirming the terrible crime. But the mission of Africatown Heritage House isn’t only educating visitors about the events—it’s also about the resilience and hope that came years later, when the enslaved were made free and established their own thriving community, Africatown. It’s a don’t-miss on your tour of Mobile. 

clotilda.com , 2465 Wimbush Street, Mobile, AL 36610

To keep up with this ever-evolving city or to find special events, be sure to check Visit Mobile Alabama ahead of your visit. 

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• USS Alabama Battleship : Dive into America's military history at one of South Alabama's top attractions, the USS Alabama Battleship. It's an experience like no other, exploring the decks and compartments of this legendary vessel.
• Mardi Gras Magic : If you're planning to visit in February, don't miss Mobile's fabulous Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations. Join the festivities, catch colorful beads, and experience the vibrant energy of this unique Southern tradition!

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Gulf Coast Pedal Tours

If you've been downtown in any bigger city recently, you've more than likely seen the fun happening aboard pedal tours! Along with many other "firsts" flooding our city currently, Gulf Coast Pedal Tours has officially been approved by the city council to be the first tour on wheels in downtown Mobile.

What is Gulf Coast Pedal Tours? Featuring a full electric assist, their bike gives you the option to pedal, ride, sing, connect with friends, or all of the above. They will be offering a 2 hour tour that will take you to popular stops in and around the “LODA District” (Lower Dauphin). Check out some of the official stops details:

• Serda's Brewing, located on Government St, offers local, craft beers brewed on site. This will be their "home base" where they will have plenty of parking and where they will begin and end tours. Serda's Brewing is also offering a free brewery tour to all riders!
• OK Bicycle Shop is offering a FREE appetizer (with the purchase of an entree) as well as seasonal drink specials for all tour customers.
• Brickyard will be offering our riders $3 well drinks, $1 off craft beer and FREE entry while on the tour.

Want an even more entertaining way of watching football this season? They have installed a projector ON THE BIKE! You will be able to watch the game, pedal downtown, and visit your favorite bars. They will also be offering private tours where you can book the entire bike and invite the whole office! You can already make reservations my messaging them on Facebook with your specific date.

Go follow them on Facebook and Instagram for their latest tour details and openings! P.S. two of Mobile's favorites (Mayor Sandy Stimpson and his wife, Jean) have already been spotted testing out the bike.

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Mack Trucks

Mobile charging, this new mack md electric is a mobile ev charging station.

The benefits of fleet electrification are well-known, but the question of feasibility is still very real in the minds of many heavy fleet managers. To help fleets understand how electric trucks can fit into their operations, Mack Trucks is offering a mobile off-grid charging system.

Mack made the announcement earlier this week at the American Trucking Associations Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting , where they showed off renderings of a Mack MD Electric carrying a “renewable propane” powered generator and 120 kW charger. While somewhat clunky as a concept, it should do a reasonable enough job of pretending to be permanent infrastructure to give a fleet manager a sense of whether or not an electric solution will work for them.

“This system will allow the customer or dealer to charge trucks – whether it’s a demo unit or a multi-unit ride-and-drive event at the dealer – without having charging infrastructure readily available at their site,” says Ryan Saba, energy solutions manager for Mack Trucks. “Mack hopes that this option will help customers more easily experience the benefits of e-mobility and a more sustainable transportation option.”

Given the high demand for Mack’s MD range , it’s almost too bad that the system is mounted to a Mack MD Electric, as that’s the truck most likely to convince operators that the electric semi truck is more than ready for prime time!

To wit, the MD Electric be configured as a Class 6 or Class 7 truck, features a three-phase 260 hp motor powered by a massive 240 kWh Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide lithium-ion battery pack good for up to 230 miles of range.

The MD Electric is the second electric truck Mack has put into production , following the Mack LR Electric Class 8 refuse truck that’s been in series production since 2021 (with pilot programs dating back to 2019).

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There’s two types of sustainability that we talk about in the commercial space. Sustainability the first is whether or not the company will continue to do business and operate in a profitable manner, and sustainability the second is whether or not the company will continue to have a planet to do business on.

Regardless of which type of sustainability we’re talking about, it’s worries about that first kind that keep fleet managers awake at night. Mack’s new mobile charging infrastructure will go a long way toward helping them understand how electric vehicles can fit into their everyday jobs – and that means they’ll be one step closer to adoption.

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Goodman: One last ride for Birmingham-Southern baseball

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The Birmingham-Southern baseball team played the Division III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. Instead of flying home, the team chose to ride a bus together back to Alabama. Courtesy photo/Jason Sciavicco

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They flew to Cleveland for the Division III Baseball World Series, but the baseball team without a school took a bus back to Alabama.

It’s not that the NCAA wouldn’t pay for the flights after Birmingham-Southern College closed last Friday. Coach Jan Weisberg just wanted one more day with his guys.

So did everyone else, including fans from around the country who began following Birmingham-Southern when the Panthers advanced to the super regional stage of the Division III national baseball tournament.

Thanks to the baseball team’s unexpected postseason success, the circumstances surrounding Birmingham-Southern College found a national audience over the final days of the school’s existence. Tracing its roots back to 1858, Birmingham-Southern officially closed on May 31. On the very same day, its baseball team played their first game of the D-III Baseball World Series at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.

It was like watching a school celebrate at its own wake.

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A large collection of BSC alumni and supporters made the trip, as well. They needed to bear witness. They needed to send off their school. They turned out and turned up, saluting their team and school one last time.

Birmingham-Southern then played games elimination games on June 1 and June 2 after its school was history. Birmingham-Southern lost its first game on this past Friday, but then won with a walk-off home run by Jackson Webster on Saturday.

He called it a baseball miracle . It was somehow even more than that, though. In that moment, a team playing for a school that no longer existed experienced baseball heaven.

The Panthers can always say they went down swinging.

On Sunday, Birmingham-Southern’s players put on their uniforms for what would be the final time. One day after winning on a walk-off homer against Randolph-Macon, the Panthers were eliminated from the World Series on a walk-off home run by Sam Paden of the University Wisconsin-Whitewater.

On the very first pitch to begin the bottom of the ninth.

In an instant, it was over.

“I’m sure in the next couple days there will be a lot of crying,” Weisberg said in his opening remarks after the game. “Even as I visit with alums, maybe, but I really don’t feel sadness right now and I mean it. The ride that these guys have given me this year has been absolutely incredible.

“You know, coaching is what I love. It is extremely fun. These guys have made it so fun. It was a poignant moment in the locker room.”

After celebrating Birmingham-Southern and its final moments with families, alums and his players, Weisberg then decided the team needed one more journey together before everyone returned to Alabama and set out on their different paths.

To preserve their time together and make it as memorable as possible for the players, Weisberg canceled his team’s flights through the NCAA and instead rented a bus for his Panthers one more time.

Just like old times.

One last ride for Birmingham-Southern.

It’s the way Birmingham-Southern baseball needed to go out after a postseason together that inspired so much pride in their school during its final hours.

The circumstances that illuminated and elevated the spirit of this Birmingham-Southern baseball team were not the best, but the powerful message of togetherness and love that the Panthers shared during an expected run to the D-III World Series underscored the value of collegiate athletics and the great potential of these games.

There are no scholarships in Division III of the NCAA. It’s all for the love of the game and the pursuit of something greater than individual success.

There’s something to take away from the last days of the Birmingham-Southern baseball team. It wasn’t about money. It wasn’t even about winning. It was about appreciating every last moment and living in the present like there is no tomorrow.

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Joseph Goodman is the lead sports columnist for the Alabama Media Group, and author of the book, “We Want Bama: A Season of Hope and the Making of Nick Saban’s Ultimate Team.”

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