One-Day Mobile Sampler
Take an escorted tour through Mobile's historic districts with visits to major attractions: USS ALABAMA, Museum of Mobile, Dauphin Island and Bellingrath Gardens. Relive the antebellum past as you wind your way through Mobile's historic districts and tour major attractions: Battleship USS ALABAMA Memorial Park, Museum of Mobile, Dauphin Island and Bellingrath Gardens and Home.
MORNING
Fort Condé Museum and Welcome Center
Begin your tour by visiting Fort Condé, a replica of the original site built by the French in 1711. Costumed soldiers will lead you through the complex and recount the 300 year history under the French, British, Spanish and American flags. Guests can also browse through the Visitor Center which includes a gift shop and video of Mobile Bay.
Museum of Mobile
Step across the street from Fort Condé and visit the Museum of Mobile, located in the Southern Market/Old City Hall, a National Historic Landmark, built in 1857. View the rich history of Native American, Colonial, African-American and Antebellum influences that come alive in the museum's 21st century exhibits and Discovery Room, a hands-on gallery for children and adults.
Historic Mobile Guided Tour
Drive through history as your guide takes you through several of Mobile's eight historic districts. Absorb the beauty of the architecture and the heritage that surrounds you when passing through the Church Street East and the DeTonti Historic Districts. Relive another era when entering the Oakleigh Garden District as you view large porches, Southern architecture and Spanish moss hanging from live oak trees. (Museum house and attractions tours can be included).
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park
See courage up close as you explore 175 acres of history and seven decades of heroism, from WWII to Iraqi Freedom, at one of America's finest military parks. At Battleship Memorial Park you will walk the decks of a mighty Battleship. Go below in a WWII submarine. View cockpits of over 24 vintage aircraft. You will also see tanks, a Vietnam River Patrol Boat and much more. Its all here. All waiting to be discovered by you.
AFTERNOON
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
"The Charm Spot of the Deep South." Enjoy 65 acres of year-round floral pageantry in a Southern estate garden. Visit the Delchamps Gallery of Boehm Porcelain, the largest public collection of Boehm porcelain in the United States. Tour the Bellingrath Museum Home, featured on A&E's America's Castles series, and filled with priceless antiques and furnishings. Relax on a scenic cruise of Fowl River aboard the Southern Belle River Cruiser.
Dauphin Island
Only a short drive away, Dauphin Island is just off the Alabama coast, making it the southernmost point in the State. A barrier island, it has protected the coast from many storms and hurricanes...and Union soldiers. Fort Gaines, established in 1821, played a major role in the Battle of Mobile Bay, the largest naval battle of the Civil War. In addition to the Fort, there are Indian shell mounds, rich in legend, and the Dauphin Island Estuarium where you can see live marine life in their natural habitat.
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