Pensacola International Airport 1 hr 8
Colonial Fort Condé (12 min) This reconstruction of Fort Conde, originally built in 1723, features historic artifacts & exhibits. History Museum of Mobile (12 min) Museum featuring local-history exhibits in a 19th-century Italianate city hall & marketplace. USS Alabama (15 min) WWII-era battleship docked at a memorial park. Visitors can board & explore via self-guided tours. Mobile Museum of Art (14 min) National & international paintings & statues spanning centuries, plus lectures & classes for kids. Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (11 min) This early-1700s Catholic parish was the first on the Gulf Coast & features a large pipe organ. Mobile Carnival Museum (10 min) Colorful parades & pageantry of Mardi Gras' past, featured in gallery rooms of a historic home. GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico (13 min) Educational museum featuring interactive exhibits focused on the Gulf of Mexico's maritime heritage. Exploreum Science Center & Poarch Band of Creek Indians Digital Dome Theater (12 min) Science center offering hands-on activities, educational programs & IMAX films. Meaher State Park (19 min) Tranquil nature area offering camping & picnicking space, a fishing pier & waterfront boardwalk. Conde Charlotte Museum (13 min) Landmark home offering tours (for adults only) of this one-time courthouse & jail-turned-residence. Mobile Botanical Gardens (15 min) Grounds adorned with native plants, Japanese Maples & Longleaf Pines, with a rental hall & trails. Oakleigh House Museum (10 min) Preserved cotton broker's mansion typifying the Southern take on the Greek Revival style. Bragg-Mitchell Mansion (9 min) Visitors can view period furniture & artwork on tours of this historic 1855 antebellum home. Battleship Memorial Park (16 min) Historic battleship & park offers tour of the mighty WWII vessel alongside a gift shop & snack bar. |