Local Directory — Gulf Shores, Pensacola & the Gulf Coast

Africatown Heritage House

Museum housing 'Clotilda: The Exhibition' about the survivors and descendants of the last known U.S. slave ship. Winner of USA TODAY's 2024 10Best Readers' Choice award for Best New Museum.

Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Run by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (founded 1971), this 10,000-sq-ft aquarium showcases coastal Alabama's four key habitats: the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Mobile Bay, barrier islands, and the Gulf.

Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

Bayfront Park - A Mobile County Park

Bayfront Park in Coden, AL, is ideal for birdwatching, picnics, and enjoying the waterfront. It features a pocket beach, playground, walking paths, and various facilities for recreational activities.

Bellingrath Gardens and Home

A stunning 65-acre public garden near Mobile with year-round blooms — azaleas, camellias, roses, and chrysanthemums — plus guided home tours and a conservatory. Famous for its Magic Christmas in Lights show.

Exploreum Science Center & PCI Digital Dome Theater

Science center offering hands-on activities, educational programs & IMAX films.

Heron Lakes Country Club

Heron Lakes Country Club is a semi-private golf club in Mobile, Alabama, featuring an 18-hole championship course and a variety of practice facilities.

History Museum of Mobile

Museum featuring local-history exhibits in a 19th-century Italianate city hall & marketplace.

Isle Dauphine Golf Course

Magnolia Grove Golf Course

Magnolia Grove features two renovated golf courses, the Crossings and Falls, offering a range of player-friendly qualities among beautiful topography with creeks, marshland, and lakes. The Short Course is noted as the best par-3 course in America.

Mobile Carnival Museum

Housed in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion downtown, this museum tells the story of America's original Mardi Gras — which started in Mobile, not New Orleans. Elaborate costumes, royal regalia, and interactive exhibits span three centuries of carnival tradition.

Mobile Museum of Art

National & international paintings & statues spanning centuries, plus lectures & classes for kids.

National Maritime Museum of the Gulf

Educational museum featuring interactive exhibits focused on the Gulf of Mexico's maritime heritage.

Saenger Theatre

Historic 1,921-seat theater in downtown Mobile opened in 1927, home to the Mobile Symphony Orchestra and host to over 100 concerts, shows, and special events each year.

Soul Kitchen Music Hall

Vocal crowds pack this live music venue & bar, showcasing soul, pop & rock bands

Spring Hill Golf Course

18-hole public golf course on the Spring Hill College campus in Mobile, operating since 1930. Features a lighted driving range and 6,665 yards from the championship tees.

The Courtyard on Dauphin

Historic event venue in downtown Mobile on Dauphin Street.

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow is a venue hosting a variety of live music events, featuring upcoming concerts by different artists.

The People’s Room of Mobile

Intimate 60-seat listening room in downtown Mobile featuring singer-songwriters, storytellers, and musicians in a quiet, acoustically focused setting.

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park

South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60), commissioned 1942, decommissioned 1947, opened as a museum ship in Mobile Bay on January 9, 1965 — alongside the WWII submarine USS Drum.