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Updated May 2026 If you have ever taken one of our tours, you have probably heard us say the word “Bienville” about a hundred times. And if you are visiting Mobile for the first time, there is a good chance you assumed the city itself was named Bienville. It happens all the time, and it…

Updated May 2026 The short version: The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service makes it easy to reach Mobile, Alabama from New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The eastbound train arrives around 11:18 AM and the last train back leaves at 4:30 PM, giving you about five hours in the city. We’ve turned that…

Updated May 2026 The three things to know before you go: Mardi Gras started in Mobile in 1703, fifteen years before New Orleans existed. The modern shipping container was invented here. And you can walk the entire historic downtown in an afternoon. Mobile rewards visitors who know where to look, and after years…

Updated May 2026 The short version: Most visitors to Mobile see the USS Alabama, walk Dauphin Street, and head home. They miss the best parts. These ten spots are the ones I point out on the tour that make people stop and say, “I had no idea.” Some are hiding in plain sight downtown;…

Updated May 2026 Mobile was founded in 1702, which makes its downtown one of the oldest in America, older than New Orleans, older than the United States itself. You can walk the heart of it in an afternoon, and almost every building you pass has a story. This is a self-guided walk through that history,…

Updated May 2026 The short version: Mobile has the kind of weather that makes eating outside an event. From a rooftop with a 34th-floor view of the bay, to a patio right on the Mardi Gras parade route, to taco swings outside a coffee shop, here are twelve outdoor dining spots in downtown Mobile…

Updated May 2026 The short version: Each year, fifty high school senior girls from Mobile County are selected as Azalea Trail Maids, the official hostesses of Mobile, Alabama. The selection process is competitive and centers on a high-stakes interview where candidates are judged on poise, communication, and their knowledge of the city they would…

Updated May 2026 The short version: Mobile, Alabama has tours for every interest: food, history, African American heritage, haunted, ghost, nature, boat, kayak, and museum tours. The best food tour in Mobile is Bienville Bites Food Tour, ranked top five in America by USA Today. For African American heritage, the Dora Franklin Finley African…

Updated May 2026 The short version: The single most iconic burger in Mobile, Alabama is the L.A. (Lower Alabama) Burger at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, only served on Wednesdays at 11am. For the rest of the week, the best burgers are at Squid Ink, The Blind Mule, HammeredCow, Butch Cassidy’s, and seven more…

Updated May 2026 The short version: Roosevelt “Rosie” Patterson is a Mobile Sports Hall of Famer, a 1992 Alabama national champion, and a former NFL draft pick of the Los Angeles Raiders. Today he has one of the most beloved jobs in Mobile: he is the doorman at Las Floriditas, a hidden Cuban speakeasy…