GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
GulfQuest
An interactive maritime museum shaped like a cargo ship, with ship-handling simulators and a look at Gulf of Mexico shipping and ports.
The GulfQuest maritime museum sits on the banks of the Mobile River, and its building is styled after a cargo ship. Its interactive exhibits focus on Gulf of Mexico shipping, fishing, offshore energy and hurricanes, with ship-handling and container-lifting simulators and an ocean weather theater. It is well suited to families. The museum closed after operational problems and has since reopened, but its opening days and hours change often, so check the official website before your trip. It is located east of Fort Condé, a few minutes' walk away.
Opening hours
Open days vary; check the official website
Nearby sights
- History Museum of Mobile
- Fort Condé
- Conde-Charlotte Museum House
- Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
- Bienville Square
- Mobile Carnival Museum
- Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
- Richards DAR House