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These Museums are the South’s Best Kept Secrets | Southern Travel + Lifestyle

Thursday, November 02, 2023

Museums, galleries, and national parks are the hallmark of any good vacation, and some remarkable options are sprinkled all across the...

When Is Mardi Gras 2024? | Southern Living

Thursday, November 02, 2023

The South unequivocally owns Mardi Gras. Between our over-the-top festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, everyone...

The Last U.S. Slave Ship Arrived in Alabama 143 Years Ago | Travel + Leisure

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

This New Museum Honors the 110 People on Board The Clotilda, the last known U.S. slave ship, arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860 with...

America’s Most Stunning Outdoor Art Galleries | The Saturday Evening Post

Friday, September 08, 2023

Mobile Bay Sculpture Garden and Oyster Trail Mobile, AL Tucked away in the upper reaches of Mobile Bay, The Azalea City has not one,...

Clotilda: The Exhibition now open in Mobile, Alabama's Africatown | Wealth of Geeks

Friday, September 08, 2023

When planning your next trip to Mobile, Alabama, make sure to make time to visit “ Clotilda : The Exhibition.” The...

Mobile's Newest Museum Honors The Survivors Of The Last Transatlantic Slave Ship | Southern Living

Friday, September 08, 2023

A remarkable legacy is explained in Mobile, Alabama. Clotilda: The Exhibition opened on July 8 in Africatown in Mobile, Alabama. This...

New Exhibit in Alabama Shares Stories from Survivors of America’s Last Slave Ship | Lonely Planet

Friday, September 08, 2023

At the Africatown Heritage House in Mobile, Alabama, a new exhibition tells fresh stories about the African American experience. In the...

Let the Count Begin: Six Months to Mardi Gras | Jane Ammeson

Friday, September 08, 2023

We may be in the midst of prime summertime, and there’s still fall and the whole holiday season ahead, but we’re getting...

The Scoop on Southern Ice Cream | Weird South

Friday, September 08, 2023

We love when public relations companies do a roundup of their clients. This month, in honor of it being National Ice Cream Month, Mindy...

21 of Our Favorite Thanksgiving Getaways 2023 | HGTV

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Take a Family Getaway to Mobile, Alabama Don't skip Thanksgiving with Grandma. Take her with you to Mobile, where there's...

Learn on Your Vacation with "Edutainment" | ArcaMax

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Mary and Don Ashton hold hands as they seek to withstand the force of hurricane-velocity winds. Betty and Robert Black embark on a...

Best Places to Travel in August in the U.S. | Tripadvisor

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Venture down to the Gulf Coast for a vacation that’s steeped in solemn, critically important history. This summer,...

Things To Do In Mobile, Alabama, From Trolley Tours To Po' Boys | Matador Network

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

More than any other American region, the Deep South has its distinctive draws. Large, elegant squares lined with live oak trees...

The South’s Must-Visit Museum Exhibit | National Geographic

Thursday, July 06, 2023

On July 8, 1860, shipbuilder William Foster brought 110 men, women, and children stolen from West Africa into Mobile Bay, in Alabama,...

“Clotilda: The Exhibition” at Africatown Heritage House Tickets Now Available

Monday, June 19, 2023

Tickets to Site That Shares the Stories of the 110 Survivors of the Last American Slave Ship Now Available “Clotilda: The...

Site That Shares the Stories of the 110 Survivors

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (May 31, 2023) — Africatown Heritage House, the site that will be home to “Clotilda: The...

From Rooftops to Rivers and Everything In Between

Monday, May 22, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (May 22, 2023) – Some of the best vacation destinations are the spots where you can do a little bit of...

Mobile is named the Second-Best Summer Travel Destination in the U.S. for 2023 | USA Today 10Best

Monday, May 01, 2023

Whether you're hitting the road with the family or embarking on a solo adventure, summer is the peak season for travel in the...

Out & About in Alabama – April/May/June 2023 | AAA Magazines

Monday, May 01, 2023

AAA Alabama Journey Get the most out of life in Alabama and beyond with this curated collection of places to go and things to see. We...

The Best Places to Travel in May 2023 | Travel + Leisure

Monday, May 01, 2023

Mobile, Alabama This coastal city on the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile River boasts a lively waterfront and beaches on Dauphin Island....

Let Them Eat Cake!

Monday, May 01, 2023

Roundup of the Best Cakes in MBPR’s Client Destinations Lane Cake from The Hummingbird Way Oyster Bar Lane Cake was invented by...

110 Days Until the Opening of Heritage House

Monday, May 01, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (March 20, 2023) — Today marks 110 days until the July 8 opening of Africatown Heritage House, a community...

History Is Reimagined in Mobile

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Mobile, Alabama (April 18, 2023) – With more than 300 years of history under its belt, Alabama’s First City has no...

Mobile among leaders in USA Today 10Best Summer Travel Destinations | AL

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Is Mobile the nation’s top summer travel destination? Many of USA Today’s readers seem to think so, as the Port City is...

The Best of the South | Southern Travel + Lifestyles

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Battleship Memorial Park | Mobile, Alabama Pay homage to the USS Alabama, a battleship with a remarkable military career. First...

Sweet home Alabama: The Montreal to Mobile connection | The Suburban

Thursday, March 16, 2023

The oldest city in Alabama, Mobile is a melange of French, Spanish, British, Creole and African cultures and where Mardi Gras was first...

Visit Mobile Announces Free April Walking Tours

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Mobile, Ala (March 15, 2023) — Joining dozens of cities across the state, Visit Mobile has put together free walking tours every...

2023 Spring Tourism Ambassador Program begins in Mobile | Fox 10

Thursday, March 16, 2023

And for those participating in the program, it’s an opportunity to learn more about the city they love. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -...

Hello, Avelo!

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Avelo Airlines Announces Exclusive Nonstop Service from Downtown Mobile International Airport to Orlando Introductory one-way fares to...

This Old Gas Station in Mobile, Alabama, Is the Cheese Shop of Our Dreams | Food & Wine

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Nearly a century after Pure Oil was filling gas tanks on Automobile Alley in Mobile, Alabama, customers are still fueling up in the...

Where the Wild Things Are: A Trip Down Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River Delta | Atlanta Magazine

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the richest repositories of life on the planet. A writer tours this vibrant but...

The Best Places To Celebrate Mardi Gras In The U.S. | Time Out

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Mobile Mardi Gras | Mobile, Alabama The first actual Mardi Gras celebration in the US took place in Mobile, Ala. in 1703, and it was a...

Six of the Best New Museums in the US For 2023 | National Geographic

Friday, February 17, 2023

Africatown Heritage House- Mobile, AL The Alabama city made headlines in 2019 when the mouldering remains of the Clotilda – the...

New Museum Honors Those On America’s Final Slave Ship | Forbes

Friday, February 17, 2023

A terrible, cruel part of U.S. history will become better known this summer when the Africatown Heritage House opens to the public in...

The Best Mardi Gras Parades Beyond New Orleans | Smithsonian Magazine

Friday, February 17, 2023

You may think of the “Big Easy” on Fat Tuesday, but other towns throughout Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast play host...