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For an urban escape: Mobile

Battle House Hotel lobby.

The Battle House hotel features a lobby with a whispering arch and an unbeatable location in downtown Mobile. Photo courtesy Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa

Visit Mobile has been nominated for Best Local TV Ad in the Media category for the 2024 Nappie Readers' Choice Awards, presented by Lagniappe, the largest independently owned weekly newspaper in

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Mardi Gras is more than just a holiday in the South—it’s an entire season that runs from November through Ash Wednesday. It’s a way of life, and it’s something folks look

Fat Tuesday takes on a life of its own in Mobile, Alabama—the birthplace of the modern-day Carnival celebration.

Dragon Mardi Gras float at night

Downtown Mobile hosts more than 40 parades in the weeks preceding the holiday.

Where is Mardi Gras celebrated outside of New Orleans?

You don't have to go to the Big Easy to experience all the fun. Here are four other U.S. cities that celebrate Mardi Gras in style.

Mardi Gras in

We love when public relations companies do a roundup of their clients. This month, in honor of it being National Ice Cream Month, Mindy Bianca Public Relations has collected some fine Southern ice

21 of Our Favorite Thanksgiving Getaways 2023 | HGTV

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Take a Family Getaway to Mobile, Alabama

Don't skip Thanksgiving with Grandma. Take her with you to Mobile, where there's something for everyone, from green spaces to rooftop restaurants to the

SWEET HOME ALABAMA

After checking in to my hotel — The Admiral in downtown Mobile — I drove off in search of the USS Alabama (ussalabama.com), which is the main (not only) attraction at Battleship

Mobile, Ala. (April 29, 2022) — Visit Mobile, in partnership with the History Museum of Mobile and City of Mobile: Parks & Recreation, kicks off National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) celebrations

MOBILE Ala. (WKRG) — If you are looking for something fun, educational and free, the Visit Mobile is offering walking tours of historic downtown Mobile in April.

The annual event is organized by the