Monday, December 27, 2021

Museum of Mobile

  The exhibits in the museum touch on many historic events in the area – encounters between Native Americans and European explorers, the Civil War, civil rights battles, Mardi Gras parades, and the growth of local industries. There are also special exhibits and a kid’s section. Admission to the museum includes access to the exhibits in the reconstructed 1723 Colonial Fort Condé which is located across the street from the Museum Of Mobile. 
       
  The special exhibit when we visited was a collection of Viking artifacts from boat graves discovered in Sweden. They’re in almost perfect condition and amazingly intricate.

    

    Fort Condé has exhibits about life in the fort and the objects uncovered during excavations.

  The museum and the fort are accessible but both have sloped sidewalks and doors that open outward making entering awkward. 
  Parking close to the museum is all angled in and too short for RVs. There’s a pay lot a block south on South Royal Street and free parking on the streets to the west of the lot. Some curb cuts are missing. Museum  30.68978, -88.03996

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  1. I spent a summer in Mobile AL, I was in the Coast Guard and there for the summer. That was back in the early 80s, it was damp and warm.
    I didn't go to any museums but I did end up with some favorite bars and discovered the delights of Red Beans & rice from the Piggly Wiggly deli down from the road from the college dorms they had us staying at.

    I need to go back and see that museum!

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    1. Mobile's a nice city to visit especially in the winter. :-)

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  2. Didn't realize they'd finally opened the museum. Next time we blow through Mobile, we'll give it a look. Thanks!

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