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Mobile is the 4th destination we have visited in Alabama so far, and the more we explore this state the more we enjoy its history, culture, and hospitable people.
What makes Mobile unique is that it’s a port city on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. It has an extensive history and still has many of its historic buildings with 1820s architectural styles still intact. It even takes part in the Mardi Gras tradition!
I’ve always liked port cities, and interestingly back in the 1800s, Mobile was known as the Paris of the South, which was when Mobile was the 10th wealthiest city in the United States, thanks to the port and the cotton trade.
Today Mobile is the twelfth busiest port in the country and is a