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Things to Do in Mobile

15 locally owned things to do in Mobile, picked by The Alabama Guide: hours, maps and what each place does best.

15 places

Mobile

Mobile Museum of Art

South Alabama's accredited art museum in west Mobile's Langan Park

Classes and Workshops Event rentals Gift shop
Downtown Mobile

History Museum of Mobile

Three centuries of Mobile history inside the 1850s Southern Market

Event rentals Gift shop Historic building
Downtown Mobile

Saenger Theatre

Restored 1927 movie palace and home of the Mobile Symphony

Event rentals Historic building Live performances
$$
Downtown Mobile

TK Escape

Downtown Dauphin Street escape rooms, including one built around Mobile's own history

Kid friendly Reservations
$
Mobile

Sunshine Skate Center

A roller rink and arcade on Hillcrest Road serving west Mobile families since 1977

Free parking Kid friendly
Ticket prices vary by concert
Downtown Mobile

Mobile Symphony Orchestra

Mobile's professional orchestra performing a full season at the historic Saenger Theatre

Reservations Wheelchair accessible
$20 per person (6 person minimum)
Downtown Mobile

Mobile’s Original Ghost Tour

A riding tour through Mobile's haunted historic districts and local ghost legends

Kid friendly Reservations
From $75 per person
Downtown Mobile

Bienville Bites Food Tour

Guided tastings and history through downtown Mobile's locally owned restaurants

Reservations
$
Mobile

Mobile Botanical Gardens

100-plus acres of design gardens, woodland trails, and longleaf pine forest

Dog friendly Free parking Kid friendly
$20-$30 per hour
Dog River

Mobile Kayak Rental Company

Hourly kayak rentals launching straight from the Dog River Park boat ramp

Dog friendly Free parking Kid friendly
Downtown Mobile

Alabama Contemporary Art Center

Rotating contemporary art exhibitions in a downtown Mobile nonprofit gallery

Wheelchair accessible
$12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 ages 6-17, free under 5
Mobile

Historic Oakleigh House Museum

Docent-led tours through an 1833 raised cottage in the Oakleigh Garden Historic District

Kid friendly
$$
Downtown Mobile

Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center

Hands-on science exhibits and a digital dome theater in downtown Mobile

Kid friendly Wheelchair accessible
$12 adults, $5 children 3-12, $11.50 seniors/military
Midtown

Bragg-Mitchell Mansion

Guided tours of an 1855 Greek Revival mansion shaded by century-old oaks

Wheelchair accessible
$8 general admission ($3 ages 12 and under)
Downtown Mobile

Mobile Carnival Museum

Three centuries of Mardi Gras history in a downtown Mobile mansion

Kid friendly Wheelchair accessible