Original Mardi Gras started in the port city... Take that New Orleans. Safe and very affordable city, you want a laid back lifestyle right on the water mobile is the city for you.

MOBILE IS WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED. I CANT IMAGINE ANY OTHER PLACE TO LIVE. IT OFFERS SO MANY TOURIST SIGHTS SUCH AS THE USS BATTLESHIP, MARDI GRAS PARADES, AND THE BEAUTIFUL MOBILE BAY. IT ALSO HAS CHARACTER. MOBILE IS 300 YEARS OLD AND IF YOU WERE TO GO DOWNTOWN MOBILE YOU WOULD SEE THE HEART OF IT. FROM BEAUTIFUL PARKS WITH FLOWERS AND BIRDS ...

"Hey! Throw me something!" Moonpies. I loved the taffy candy, strings of beads, cups and stuffed toys are flying overhead and the crowd goes wild. It was great to stand next to a white-haired sweet looking southern lady, who is very deceiving. As soon as the beads, moonpies and such fly off the float this sweet little old lady is jumping ...

No matter when you are visiting Mobile Alabama there is always something to do. Two visits that are most enjoyable are Mardi Gras and summer vacation. Mardi Gras, (French for Fat Tuesday) is a carnival of parades that include family fun, feasting, and frolic. People are known to visit from all over the world just to attend this annual event. So ...

Mobile has a nice setup. There are a variety of areas and attractions to visit. Shopping is convienent to most towns. The beach is only an hour away, so there is a lot to do within a short distance!

there is a variety of things to do here. if you love to shop, then the mall is definitely the place to go. there are many different places to go shopping at in this area. if you're looking for something to eat, then mobile has many different types of resturants for people to choose from. the people are really nice. and if you want to see ...

Loved the scenery, the canopy of trees over Government St.in the midtown area. Driving thru the historic area with many homes over 100 years old. The Oakleigh district with its Victorian Historic homes. The Mobile, Al area has much to offer all ages. From the young at heart to the middle ages all the way to those in there Silver age.

Some ...

I was born and raised in Mobile, I could not think of a better place to live and raise my children

My father's family is from Mobile, and many of them still live there. I have great memories of spending time there, and lived there for a short time in the early 90's. I was there most recently in Feb. 2004.

I agree with the person from Anniston, who said the neighborhoods needed "updating." Probably true, but the neighborhoods ...