Welcome to Mobile, AL! Mobile is a port city on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Our city is home to The WWII-era USS Alabama battleship that is anchored in Battleship Memorial Park. We are also the original home of Mardi Gras with colorful floats, costumes and photos at the Mobile Carnival Museum illuminate the city’s centuries-old Mardi Gras tradition. The 1850 Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception features intricate German stained glass. International fine and decorative art is displayed at the Mobile Museum of Art.