USS Alabama

USS Alabama, Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile Bay, AL In case you can’t tell by all of the posts about Battleship Memorial Park, this was Patrick’s favorite day of vacation. A Navy Veteran of Desert Storm, he was like a kid in a candy store. He almost ran from exhibit to exhibit and we have an…

USS Drum

USS Drum, Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile Bay, AL USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy. Laid down on 11 September 1940 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Drum was the twelfth of the Gato class submarines, but was the first completed and the first to enter combat in World War II. Drum…

Battleship Memorial Park

Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile Bay, AL Battleship Memorial Park is located on Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. The collection features aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama and Gato-class submarine USS Drum. The park includes Bombers and fighter planes ranging from a B-52 from the Vietnam War, a P-51 Mustang flown by the…

Historic Mobile

Bragg-Mitchell Mansion, Mobile, AL Built in 1855, the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion, with its 13,000 square feet of Greek Revival architecture is simply gorgeous!  The mansion is open to the public for tours, however, there are no photos once inside. I can tell you that the entry, parlors, and curved staircase are amazing. The surrounding area is…