Mobile is the third most populous city in the State of Alabama, initially under French governance, then British and then Spanish control. Mobile is well known for its wonderful museums giving any tourist exhaustive information about the city, which is a part of American history. The Mobile Alabama Museums of art, culture, history, and warfare so carefully preserved and maintained include:
Battleship Memorial Park, which has items of military history and quite a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships, ranging from World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars, including the USS Alabama, and the submarine USS Drum. It is located on the western shore of Mobile Bay, and it is a Museum listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. The Museum of Mobile, housed in the Historic landmark of Old City Hall, is a museum which chronicles 300 years of Mobile History and material culture of Mobile.
The Oakleigh Historic Complex has with it three house museums that interpret the living styles of people in three levels of Mobile Society in the 19th Century, ranging from the elite, to the servant housing quarters.
The Mobile Carnival Museum, which maintains the city's popular Mardi Gras history, which describes the carnivals that follow Ash Wednesday being the first day of Lent every year since 1703, presenting the variety of floats, costumes and exhibits used during such festival season events. It contains many items and artifacts from previous Carnivals showing the history and evolution of the celebration.
The Bragg-Mitchell Mansion (1855), Richards DAR House (1860) and Conde-Charlotte House (1822) are house museums holding lots of displays on historical facts relating to the prewar period, referred to as antebellum museums. Forte Conde, an old US fort which was partially demolished still stands in the city. Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, and Historical Blakeley State Park are another set of museums which give explicit information on American Civil War history.
The Vincent-Doan House (1827) houses another Museum exclusively for the history of Medicines in Mobile Alabama, referred to as the Mobile Medical Museum, with exhibits depicting old medicinal tools and procedure rooms. The Phoenix Fire Museum is a museum that has been created from the restored Phoenix Volunteer Fire company, which features the history of the Fire companies in Mobile Alabama since their inception in 1838.
The Mobile Police department Museum is another important museum which describes the activities of Police department in Mobile Alabama, with records relating to law enforcement measure that the county has undertaken over a period of time. Most notably it features the capture of Patricia Krenwinkle, who was a part of the Charles Manson family murderous spree.
The Gulf Coast Exploreum is different from other museums, in the sense that it houses facilities for testing and experiencing through experiments on the science related information, featuring permanent and traveling exhibits, an IMAX dome theatre, a digital 3D theatre for virtual exhibits and also a chemistry laboratory to conduct tests.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab houses an Estuariam, which illustrate four different habitats of the Mobile Bay ecosystem, namely, the River Delta, the Bay, the Barrier Islands and the Gulf of Mexico. The Estuariam
Visiting the Mobile Alabama Museums will certainly enrich one's knowledge on prewar and post war history of the city, seeing virtually all that happened during war times, and also seeing the awe inspiring artifact material used during the festivals in Mobile Alabama.
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