The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mobile

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mobile, Alabama

Updated September 15, 2025

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Medical Museum

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

Mobile, Alabama

Stan Galle Field

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Carnival Museum

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

This loyal guardian watches over the children.

Mobile, Alabama

Nott Family Plott

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

Grave of Joseph Stillwell Cain Jr. (October 10, 1832 – April 17, 1904)

Mobile, Alabama

Joe Cain’s Grave

Pay your respects to the man who revived the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama.

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Also known as the Henry Stuart House or Hermit House, it’s on the National Register of Historic Places

Fairhope, Alabama

Tolstoy Park, the Unusual Home of Henry Stuart

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

12 miles from Mobile

Summerdale, Alabama

Spear Hunting Museum

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

23 miles from Mobile

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Mobile, Alabama

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