Reviews of The Fort of Colonial Mobile (Museum)

Scott Nina

The only reason I don't give 5 stars is because there were several attractions that were closed. This fort is rich in culture and history. It's $8 per adult $7.50 with military ID and $5 for children. The grounds are fairly well kept. This is a great place to visit if you want to understand about all of the different cultures that have been present in the Mobile Alabama area over its history. I highly recommend to visit to this fort and when you're finished go right next door to the Charlotte house which was a former prison then purchased by an investor and remodeled into a home. Check out the photos!

Robin Kline

Was very interesting. We had lunch near byand really enjoyed out time there and also walking around down town Mobile.

Tina M.G.

Great family place but horrible weekend to visit w chilli cookoff

Leigh Wright

Very cool! We ice skated at Christmas, saw the Breakout Room, toured the fort

cassandra wright

The duck ride was very knowledgeable and enjoying.

Bianca Staley

It was a really cool place with history. They have this photo room with outfits to try on and take pictures with, to show all your friends who couldn't go. They have an escape room that is cool, as long as you don't figure it out before you actually go in. The prices for it are cheap and/or affordable. It's a nice place overall.

Dawn Griffith

Interesting, reasonably priced.

Sean Rhino

Skip it. Not much to see. "Skyline view" that was promised could be had by jumping on your friends shoulders. Pricey for the VERY limited content.

Robin

RIP OFF!! Do yourself a favor and save the price of admission... spend it on anything else!! I mean, ANYTHING ELSE! This used to be a free exhibit a few months ago. There's a new owner who added a dinky shooting gallery that doesn't even work very well. There's a "photo booth" where you can put on dirty costumes and take pictures, and an "escape room" with a door that doesn't even close. There's a hideous noise in the fort area that makes it hard to concentrate when reading exhibits. One exhibit has a light that doesn't work, so you can't see anything. So basically, we paid $25 to play an arcade shooting game. RIP OFF!!!

Charlie Warren

Great Hamburger with A Lot of Varieties... Such as jalapeno peppers or sweet-and-sour sauce.

Antonio Billups

Very interesting great for kids and adults l

David Luther

It’s a replica, and about the size of my backyard. Try the Spanish Fort across the river — much better experience. This seems to mostly just be a depot for the duck boat tours, though in the winter months it also has like a 20x20 foot ice skating rink in it ($15). That said, the duck boat tour was fantastic. There is free parking around back, next to the water.

Nanci Smith

Great Fun! Ice skated and duck boat!!

Bryan Schreiber

Very historical and lots of artifacts.

Joe Earnest

A great place to visit, especially if you have kids.

eileen ecker

Mardi gras was awesome

Zack Williams

Not much to see or do here but was still enjoyable

M Johnson

Not worth the price. Recommend visiting History Museum across the street.

sheri hightower

Excellent place to take the kids, they love it and so do the grown ups!

Pimp Panda

They want too much for a tour. The stuff sold inside is ideal for tourists though.

Tiffani Doyle

Who knew Mobile, AL was such a cool place?? We had a blast exploring the downtown area, including Fort Colonial Mobile! It's a great way to spend some time learning about the history of the area. You can also have brunch at Sylvia's Biscuits and Poboys, which is located inside the fort.

Miguel Villanueva

Outstanding place to visit. The tour was very informative. I love the history. We loved the escape room and the shooting room. A lot of fun. A must visit place.

Jeff Meierle

A great place to bring friends and share the history of our city.

David Calametti

great service, great food at Sylvia's, great experience.

tracy rhamy

Wonderful place

Marty Duvall

Good to go see while doing other touristy stuff in the area

Adam Padgett

Had a great time! Lots of things to do and see it's well worth the time to stop..

Lisa Trueblood

A lot if history and very interesting.

Wes Hall

Closed on a Tuesday morning

Madi Gearhart

Very clean and nice workers.

Judy Seaman

The idea of the fort was cool, and there was a fair amount of stuff to see. From the roof the city view was very nice and I got lots of photos. However, the drawbacks were that none of the stuff on display was overly exciting. Lighting was very poor and many descriptive signs had black lettering on dark blue background, making it difficult to read. There was an escape room, but no starting clues, so that was pointless. I would not be inclined to return here. It cost $16.50 for 2 people.

Ursula Gaines

Duck Boat tour was nice and informative!

Caleb Bryant

This is a good place to visit if you are a history buff and happen to be visiting Mobile. It won't take an hour to visit, but you'll get an easy history lesson about Mobile. There isn't anything from the original fort here. It is completely reconstructed.

Thia Lynne

Helpful people. Enjoyable place to walk around and learn history. Take the duckboat ride! It's a blast!

Autism Mom

It is a great stop in Mobile! My family loved it and we learned so much! Also, the young man working the souvenir/entrance area was very informative and a super sweet guy.

Natalie Hurd

Kinda boring.

Benny Woods

I really in joyed it there really nice place to show your kids about the battle of Mobile bay are to catch a parade during mardigras.

Dennis Harris

he Fort is full of history and there are great stories to learn here! The volunteers that work here are all very nice but you have to ask questions because they don't always volunteer information. They're so sweet, though, and I don't hold that against them. Just be sure to engage and ask questions! There's a fun "escape room" for the kids and lots of history to learn. The fort is set up well for how it would have been originally and you do feel like you've traveled backward in time once you step through the doors. All in all, a nice place to visit but a little high on the price.

Beverly Powell

Doesn't look open, didn't go inside.

Joseph Essig

Very interesting piece of history. Fort is an easy walkthrough that shouldn't take more than an hour.

Michael Lay

Interesting site. Didn't know it was there. I plan to visit the area again and learn more.

Vincent Atkinson

Great Place to enjoy Mardi Gra

Amy Walker

One of Mobile’s greatest landmarks, a MUST see...

Bianca Turner

Most of the time Welcome Centers are little more than a caboose or a small building welcoming you to the city. But that is not the case with Mobile's Wecome Center. It is located on the sight of the orginal Ft. Conde. While the fort is not completely rebuilt due to space one does get the feel of what the fort was like. Interestingly it is located right above the Wallace Tunnel where I-10 goes under the Mobile River. It has exhibits and a small gift shop to go with the Fort. It is a FREE attraction to the city. When going make sure you leave enough time to city the City of Mobile Museum next store and the Conde-Charlotte House just around the corner. Mobile is a Wonderful, Historic City...it along with it's sister cities of Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA, make a trio of old deep south southern ports worth visiting!!!!

pengsung Wang

Escape room is interesting and fun for kids. History story is given us for for Mobile and Gulf area history.

Richard Bourassa

Never been there

Jodi Knowles

Loved this. Great Duck boat tour with Kat and Captain Dave.

Stephanie Brand

Breakfast with Santa has become my tradition from now on. We had an amazing time!

bryan ealey

It was nice.

Jacob Lipp

Nice, quick, free glimpse at the history of Mobile. Don't plan your day around it. The partial fort itself and virtually all of the artifacts are reproductions.

Sylvia Rogers

Went to eat at Sylvia's restaurant. Love the historical fort, higly recommend for history buffs

Kyle McNulty

Great Bloody Mary in the little restaurant within the fort! I like any fusion of history and booze.

vitvel vitvel

be prepared for a replica with some entertainment. I would better spend this time for walking along the Mobile downtown, which is definitely worth of doing

Jeremiah D Wheat

Surprising a pretty neat place. Was waiting on the duck tour and walked around the fort finding it interesting and a must visit if you want some history about Mobile.

Nancy Bland

Very well kept. Loads of information inside. Really very interesting.

Elizabeth Downey

Awesome place to visit with the duck tour...never did it before but it was well worth it! Had a ton of fun...good clean fun!

AbsoultePerson

This was a fun little adventure in downtown Mobile that was such a surprise! It was such an informative tour. We learned SO much about how Mobile was established and the battles bewtween the French, Spanish, and the English! Then, how it became owned by the Americans. I definitely recommend this place!

Helen Nixon

Gulf Coast Duck tours! 3 splashs and history tour! We learned so much, and Captain Rusty and Ashley were very entertaining!

Noretta Greene Nanny's Babies Nursery

Wish it was bigger and had more to it.

Mario Balanta Cruz

Enriching experience on learning history of Old British, French and Spanish colonies.

nate hawthorne

Going threw that was exciting as going through Chesapeake Bay in Virginia

Brandy Martin

Loved the wall posts detailing Mobiles history. Staff was very nice and informative.

Marti R

This fort is in downtown Mobile, Alabama. It has a great timeline of the history of French and Indian War. As well as the American Revolution. You can dress up take pictures. It is one of the best fort I've visited.

Kevin Smith

Neat place if you have an hour or so to kill. Not a ton to look at, but that may be why the admission cost is so reasonable.

Kelly Stahlman

It is a replica of the original fort. Nice to visit but they could charge a little less

Graham Stidham

Went to the little restaurant inside there, was really amazed at how nice it is! I will definitely go back.

Stephanie Smith

Always a good time looking around our history.

Judie Blount

Took a tour and realized the fort was rebuilt scale model of original. Most of It was turned into escape rooms for children. The only saving grace was a small musium in the back corner. I wanted my money back!

Michelle Mitchell

It hurts your feet REALLY BAD to ice skate. But the rest is amazing

Tina Robinson

We took the duck boat tour. The area is very clean, and a nice bit of history

John Deakle

Great place to visit

Leslie Hulsey

Had a Great time ! Learned a lot going through and reading all the facts about the fort.

Denise McDonald

Fun for the kids. Lots of colonial items to see for adults.

Juliette Kesterson

We stopped here on out way through town and had a blast!! It's a small fort but still got our attention. You can climb to the top and walk around. Good view and historical accuracy. Also has a museum to walk through about the battle.

Brittany Brashaw

A wonderful place to visit, they have some fun interactive parts to the museum that make it worth while for people who may not be as interested in history as others. Also, getting to see the city from the roof was amazing.

Larry Quick

Great museum to learn about mobile history

Powes Automotive

One of the places I love to visit in mobile

Billy McLeod

Good place to visit in Mobile.

Erma Mcmichael

Poor. Not worth the money

JJ Thompson

Nice visit back in time

Billy Ritch

Good service, good food

Paul Miller

Very family friendly! Very involved staff members in colonial era costumes!

farmall400ta

Friendly staff,. Very informative. Duck boats were great.

Donna Lowe

Enjoyed all of the history surrounding the fort and how it came to defend Mobile in early days.

Ashley Anderson

Very interesting. I learned a lot.

Joe Morse

Great spot for history in the heart of Mobile. The kids can play on the canons and the older ones can get all involved in the quality exhibits. There's an escape room we didn't try and a cafe that was closed when we were there. It would be nice if they had umbrellas for their picnic tables in the middle area.

Adam Strong

A great little museum located right over the I-10 tunnel. Definitely kid friendly, with photo opportunities and a small gift shop. Attached restaurant as well.

Burl Ratcliffe

Good Museum about the early history of mobile and a place to get on the duck boat

Jennifer Mcilwain

I always enjoy stopping by.

Leah Ellis

Small but cute!

Jean T Kiwiet

Nice staff, but it was smaller than I thought and I felt like the price was not worth it.

Amy Smith

This is a fun little place to stop by if your visiting downtown Mobile. It’s a replica but is well done with plenty of history. There is a little restaurant in the building called Sylvia’s Biscuits and Poboys that is delicious. I love all the updates.

Betty Johnson-Steiner

A great family adventure, lots to learn!!

Royal Skaterr

Needs someone when the classes come to tour them. When students come for a field trip they should have someone there to do reenactments of what the fort is about.

Linda Patterson-Miller

Nice Tourist Attraction

Wanda Berryhill

It's o.k. nothing to write home about

Brian Davies

What even is this place! A skating rink? Multiple open storage rooms? We went on the ramparts down a ramp to a door that didn't open. Thankfully we didn't pay for it. I think this was a museum that went broke, and then got bought out by a tourist company.

John Ramer

Very informative about Mobile's past history!

abc o

Awesome historical Fort right in the middle of downtown!

Megan Bolton

Beautiful learning experience

Jeremy Perry

My family was looking for something to do while visiting downtown so we went to the fort. I will have to say the fort has never looked this good. Lots of new attractions inside and all the extra attention to details make this the place to visit while downtown Mobile. My 9 and 7 year old boys loved the shooting gallery and the museum the most.

Erika

I was expecting something different like the other 1600 forts I have visited. It was interesting enough, but i was only there for 30mins.

Exsurge Domine

It's a pretty that there's nothing left of the fort...

Debra Hart

Great place to visit

Lani Tyler

Had a great time! Fun and Informative.

laureyanderson

Great place to visit

Carol Mays-Davis

We liked the museum. It was very informative.

Amelia Russom

Loved our visit here!

Brice Virell

Great info about importance of Mobile in revolutionary are and war of 1812. As it is a replica fort, it is more of a tourist attraction meant for families, i.e. children's shooting gallery.

Jeremiah Lee

They have an awesomely knowledgeable staff. Makes the history come alive

Sonjia Hart

Very interesting history with hands-on activities for all ages

bernie john

Alot of fun. Great way to spend a few hours

Alan Gastler

Quick place to visit and see some of the history of the Mobile area.

Patricia Pulido

Small, quaint fort... The exhibit could of have been better and longer

Donna Smith

Nice little fort, my boys enjoyed the dressing up area.

Nathan Bishop

Great site, but the effort put into touring and curating this place has significantly gone down from years ago.

Jennifer Pollard

Duck boat ride was great!

Amy Neese

This place has really had a new life breathed into it. We visited during Mardi Gras and purchased a spot on their party platform. For $15 you can not beat being eye level with the floats, clean private bathrooms, climate controlled building and a chance to tour the newly transformed fort. Parking is close and convenient, right across the street, and there is plenty to do (shooting gallery, escape room, ice skating, photo booth, etc). The staff were friendly and very accommodating for the most part.

Russell Fulmer

Outstanding host location for the Gears and Beers bike ride.

jay26tm

Neat replica of an ancient fort - I've been to Mobile over a dozen times yet never realized this place was nestled right downtown (the I-10 tunnel goes right underneath). Very informative, but not a lot of exhibits were finished yet. Perhaps once everything is complete, it will justify its rather high entry fee.

Carlo Angelo

There is not a whole lot to see in Fort Conde itself but it has a great location, which makes it a perfect start point to tour Mobile. The people there are very informative and welcoming!

Joel Bof

It's just ok, interesting.

Barbara O'Hara

Great place to visit lots of historical things to see

LAND HARRINGTON

You can learn a lot about Mobile at the fort. There are plenty of attractions around downtown.

steven brashaw

Unlike most museums that keep an arm length distance between you and the history you explore, this museum has recreations, questions and a simple escape room to integrate past with present. You also are able to get on the roof and see the city for $8. It's definitely worth visiting.

Preston Boyington

Seeing the (scale) fort was one of the high points in a recent day trip. We had a nice conversation with the woman in the gift shop who educated us on the history of the fort and surrounding area.

Bree The Nerd

They had a lot of new stuff, it was a lot of fun amd worth the price, also staff was great!

Tammy Earnest

Enjoyed walking around and seeing the Colonial Era buildings

Rebecca Jett

Great field trip for kids! Very knowledgeable staff and interesting exhibits.

Travis Fennel

Very beautiful place full of history and knowledge. These guys are very welcoming and know their stuff

Yaj Nyiaj

Great scenery

Garrett Frech

Everything awesome about the real thing, packaged in a miniature version.

Shi V

Fun little place to visit. The best part?! All the Pokemon!

Bob Higgins

We were surprised by the historical content shown in really first class displays in the fort. We and our 2nd grader really enjoyed the visit!

David Espenlaub

Good history overview for kids. Small.

Cristy Atkinson

It's fun to see. Price's are good!

Vanessa Hardy

AWESOME, had a great time learning more about the coast of Mobiles history.

Cathy Veroneau

Small but interesting

Nusrat Jahan

Not worth the money but good to pass some an hour

Dianna Broadus

Great to See

Devon Morse

One of our favorite stops in Mobile. So much history in one stop.

Chris Stoesen

Great but small museum. Well done with good information.

Wes Robinson

What a great learning experience

Zia-Kashanti Lewis

It was better under the old management

Ellen Attar

You can bring your dog to the Fort and have breakfast in the courtyard! Love it! Be sure to bring your own poop bags!

M Warren

Really cool place to visit if you are into history. Lots of cool things to see as well. Self guided tour took me probably 1.5 hours doing it slow.

Linda Triplett

There is a restaurant inside the fort. I had a unique breakfast sandwich there.

Anita O'Neil

Scale model of original fort. Great exhibits. Costume events out on, but not at the time we visited

Zach Caldwell

Mardi gras good times

Jeremy Rylee

Amazing staff and great historical local. Family fun with a great view of the city

Wade Bentley

Great place

Elizabeth Miller

Great venu to hold an event. Gears and Beers 2018 had a fun and well organized after party here.

Sean Carlton

Small but interesting replica of a piece of Fort Conde with artifacts and and a few interactive exhibits. The entire fort can be viewed in less than an hour, though.

Himaja

Its a replica, not the real fort. There was some work going around when i went, theres no one at reception and staff around dint bother to answer. The lady who addressed later isn’t so friendly. I dint like the fort and the games dint felt like fun too. May be kids could enjoy. Skip it if you are a history buff.

Nicholas Turner

Fun old spot, been there for many of the vintage motorcycle shows. As well as the duck boat tours.

Jasmine Wright

Great place to bring your children. The history is great!!

Angela Croll

Very nice fort and tour. The tour guide was great, and authentic of the era of the place.

Rachel Jones

Not alot to do and see for the price.