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All the United States Alabama Mobile

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mobile

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

Updated May 28, 2024

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Mobile Medical Museum

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.
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Mobile, Alabama

Stan Galle Field

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
Trains weighing up to 70 lbs.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Carnival Museum

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

Nott Family Plott

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.
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Also known as the Henry Stuart House or Hermit House, it’s on the National Register of Historic Places

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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
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Spear Hunting Museum

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.
23 miles from Mobile
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