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Historic Museum Tour: 14 Gallery Rooms & More
5.0
29 Ratings
Mobile
The museum features 14 exhibition rooms, an artistic corridor, a theater, a common room for socializing, and a souvenir shop. Furthermore, the house is recognized as a historic structure, providing guests with the pleasure of admiring intricate crown moldings, pine flooring, and magnificent chandeliers.
The museum features 14 exhibition rooms, an artistic corridor, a theater, a common room for socializing, and a souvenir shop. Furthermore, the house is recognized as a historic structure, providing guests with the pleasure of admiring intricate crown moldings, pine flooring, and magnificent chandeliers.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mobile Carnival Museum - The museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace in America - Mobile, Alabama. Experience royalty in a restored mansion-majestic crowns, scepters and one-of-a-kind bejeweled robes. Get a behind the mask look at the street party and floats. Youths can become a costumed rider in the Little Mystics Den….
- Mobile Carnival Museum - The museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace in America - Mobile, Alabama. Experience royalty in a restored mansion-majestic crowns, scepters and one-of-a-kind bejeweled robes. Get a behind the mask look at the street party and floats. Youths can become a costumed rider in the Little Mystics Den. Boutique Gift shoppe. Guided tours at 9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Others tours self-guided and automated via smart phone. Free Wifi.
What's Included
- Complimentary on-site parking
- Complimentary on-site parking
Location
Mobile Carnival Museum
355 Government St,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(29 Ratings)
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Tamara
Aug 17, 2024
Local flavor - For just $8, this small museum was packed with beautiful memorabilia and our tour guide literally “wrote the book” about Mardi Gras. He was a wealth of knowledge and very entertaining.
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Teresa_g
Feb 15, 2024
Great history pre parade - We loved learning the history of Mardi Gras before our first parade experience. The museum was very busy because of the parade but, we felt our guides excitement as a parade participant as she revealed the history and magic of Mardi Gras.
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Flatraveler78
Jan 21, 2024
Best $8 I've spent at a museum in a LONG time! - My son and I stopped by on a whim thinking it would be about a hour tour with a few artifacts and photographs. Wow, was I wrong! I was bowled over by the many many costumes, gowns-especially gowns-that were on display along with many vintage posters, sketches, and sparkling crowns. The tour guide, a local architect/historian named C Roberts, had a plethora of knowledge about all things Carnival and very entertaining! I learned many many new facts about Mardi Gras.
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Ebonie_t
Jan 21, 2024
A Good Surprise - Awesome experience. Way more to see than expected. Our tour, Craig was outstanding and extremely knowledgeable and gave a lively presentation.
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Shabaron
Sep 17, 2023
Don’t miss this well done Museum - I have been to the carnival museum in New Orleans, and this one in Mobile surpasses that one greatly! It showcases beautiful costumes and artifacts from the place of the original Mardi Gras celebration. They even have interactive experiences with floats! They didn’t have a tour guide available during a tour time, but their self guided tour is informative and easy to use.
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Ljmcclay
Jun 8, 2023
Mobile and Mardi Gras - We did a guided tour and our guide was knowledgable and gave us a lot of information. As a northerner, I was not aware that Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, with the first one being in 1703. There are so many beautiful things to see here. There were rooms that took your breath away when you entered because it was so lavish and beautiful. I will go here every time I visit Mobile because it was such a unique and wonderful experience.
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889leslieh
Feb 7, 2023
Fun - Easy purchase, great experience. Love seeing the historical costumes and learning about the origins of Mardi Gras.
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Genglertnorfolk_va
Oct 7, 2022
A fantastic history of Mardi Gras Mobile - This museum is full of trains worn by various Kings and Queens over the years. You may be fortunate enough to catch a guided tour as we did. If not, there is a self guided tour available on a smart phone. Be sure to get a picture on a float, and pose as a king or queen. The gist shop has all sorts of reasonably priced mementos.
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Lovemyboys2019
Jun 20, 2022
A place not to miss. - This was a lot of fun. The staff was very helpful,Toni especially helping us to find all the place to see in downtown Mobile.
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Oglerobin
May 29, 2022
Greatest Staff - The staff here are the most incredible people I have ever had the joy of meeting! They made the experience even better than it already is! Not to mention they have preserved everything about Mardi Gras so well!
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