The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Deep South

Stop 1 · Days 249–250

Mobile

Mobile, AL

The Gulf port where American Mardi Gras actually began — a decade before New Orleans — plus a battleship and oak-lined historic districts.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Mobile historic hotel

    Near the Carnival museum and the historic districts.

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You gotta eat this

  • West Indies salad & Gulf oysters

    Mobile's own marinated crab salad, plus fresh oysters.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 249Day 249 — The First Mardi GrasFull day · 4h 30m planned
  2. 250Day 250 — West to New OrleansDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Festivals & Events