Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you -- yes, we said Mobile Mardi Gras was in the Big Apple! In fact, Mobile Mardi Gras took over Times Square! Alabama Tourism Department 'Sweet Home Alabama' took to the streets of NYC for the second year with one-of-a-kind experiences. They kicked off their…
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We recently had the pleasure of hosting the fabulous folks behind the international travel blogs MariaAbroad, 2TravelDads, Zengrrl, and RoadTrips for several days in Mobile -- and let us tell you---it was a FUN couple of days! They rode an Airboat, kayaked the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, visited…
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Did you know that Mobile has championship golf courses right in its backyard? Meet Magnolia Grove - a 54 hole beauty that's carved through indigenous hardwood and pine. It's a golfer's paradise and one of the championship courses along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail {RTJ}. Nearly 12 million…
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“This is and always will be where my heart is. It is what I care about. Everything I want to say through my work comes out of my feelings about that place–its positive aspects and its negative aspects.” – William Christenberry This sentiment, expressed by the artist William Christenberry (1936 –…
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America's Navy is celebrating in Mobile! Mobile was selected as one of the 15 cities selected to host a Navy Week, one of the Navy's signature outreach programs. Mobile Navy Week is scheduled around one of the best weekends of the year - Mardi Gras weekend! So, there will be no shortage of events…
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Most people wouldn’t expect to hear loud, heavy metal flowing through the halls at the Mobile Museum of Art. But just a few weeks ago, that was the scene at the MMofA's LIVE at the Museum monthly concert series. LIVE at the Museum is in its third year now. Conceived as a concert series that…
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We are so excited to launch this series of videos! Last November, we launched our 'Born To Celebrate' campaign that has been so well-received. An integral part of the campaign was a video that showcased just how special Mobile is. All of us at Visit Mobile think the video was a slam dunk. In fact…
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This 4 hour narrated boat tour is something so special! A little history lesson for you - Mobile's Middle Bay Lighthouse is one of Alabama's most interesting lighthouses. There are just a couple of screw-pile light-houses left at sea in the United States that still stand on piles screwed into a…
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Here's something that got us REAL excited during a stroll down Dauphin Street last week. The Noble South is starting a brunch service??!! WHAAAAT. Y'all already know how we feel about brunch. But, if you don't, you've got some reading to do before you keep going. Read THIS and then come back…
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Last year a celebration happened. A celebration that was planned and executed almost overnight. A celebration to heal our broken hearts after our beloved BayFest ended its 20-year run. The celebration was a street party with live music and good company that left us hoping for many more to come. That…
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