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The Port City
The Port City is recognized worldwide
for having many unique attractions. The USS ALABAMA BattleshipThe
Port City is recognized worldwide for having many unique attractions. The USS ALABAMA Battleship, winner of nine World War II battle stars, exciting outdoor adventuresThe Port City is recognized worldwide for having many unique attractions. The USS ALABAMA Battleship, winner of nine World War II battle stars, exciting outdoor adventures and our newest attraction 5 Rivers: Alabama Delta Resource Center are all just waiting to be experienced. Mobile Bay is THE place to be. Plan your visit and celebrate the relaxed rhythm of the coastal lifestyle found only in Mobile Bay.
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Gardens and Home
Welcome to Bellingrath
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Wonderful Wednesdays at Bellingrath Gardens & Home
Bellingrath Gardens
and Home is pleased to announce the summer 2008
Wonderful Wednesdays schedule. A variety of fun, hands-on activities and informative presentations for all ages are offered each Wednesday. All programs are open to the public and are included in the price of Gardens admission. Additional fees for some programs will be noted.
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Mr. Bellingrath once said
“The Gardens are like
a beautiful
woman with a different gown
for each
week of the year.
” With the camellia blooms in winter,
the azaleas in spring, roses in
the summer, chrysanthemums in autumn
and our famed Magic Christmas
in Lights during the holiday season,
Bellingrath Gardens and Home is a 65 acre estate of year-round beauty.
In addition to touring the Gardens,
the Bellingrath Museum Home and the
Fowl River aboard the Southern
Belle River Cruise, come experience
the Bayou Boardwalk, Mirror Lake,
the Great Lawn, Asian-American
Gardens, the 2004 Top Public Rose Garden
in the United States, Butterfly Garden,
Formal Garden Terraces, and more!
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Mr. Bellingrath created the Bellingrath-Morse Foundation to manage
Bellingrath Gardens and Home as a fitting and permanent
memorial to his wife. Bellingrath Gardens and Home is an independent non-profit institution. Although the Gardens receive income from the Bellingrath-Morse Foundation, two-thirds of our current operations are financed entirely by admissions, gift shop and restaurant sales, memberships and contributions. Your generous support through the Friends of Bellingrath will enable us to preserve and improve the historic home and gardens for our visitors for many years to come.
Join The Friends of Bellingrath and help perpetuate the dream and legacy of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath… Bellingrath Gardens and Home. As a member, you can play an essential role in supporting one of Alabama’s oldest and most famous cultural institutions. Become a part of the legacy Walter Bellingrath envisioned when he wrote to his Mother his intent to “make the world a better and brighter by my being here.”
There is no place like Bellingrath Gardens along the Gulf Coast. Membership brings you free admission to the Gardens for one year, special discounts, invitations to members-only programs, behind the scenes tours and special events. Create your own traditions to treasure at Bellingrath Gardens and Home every season of the year.
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Modern museum housed in the Southern Market/Old City
Hall National Historic Landmark, the Museum of Mobile is
a visual masterpiece that provides an unparalleled event setting.
A modern 1855 resolution, passed to construct a building for the city market and departments of the city government, now the Museum of Mobile, declared that this structure should be, "of handsome appearance-an ornament to the City,". Indeed it is. This beautiful Italianate building was, "quite the pride of Mobilians," then - and still is today.
Whether your event is an intimate reception, large dinner party or anything in between, the Museum of Mobile has the space to fit your needs. Be our guest. Host your event with us and become a part of our city's rich history.
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The Charm Spot of the Deep South." Enjoy
65 acres of year-round floral pageantry in a Southern
estate garden, including the 2004 Top Public Rose Garden in the United States. Visit the Delchamps Gallery of Boehm Porcelain, the largest public collection of Boehm porcelain in the United States. Tour the Bellingrath Museum Home, featured on A & E's America's Castles series, filled with priceless antiques and furnishings. Relax on a scenic cruise of Fowl River aboard the Southern Belle River Cruiser.
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Luncheons and Receptions
Avoid the chaos of the lunch
hour. Reserve your own private dining quarters in our
Hearin-Chandler Auditorium, Classrooms or Caldwell Delaney Courtyard. Or, if your group is looking to host a small morning or afternoon reception, these spaces can accommodate you as well.
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Mobile Greyhound Park
Mobile's top evening attraction for over
33 years. Featuring live greyhound racing and simulcast horse
racing. Clubhouse features fresh seafood and steak.
1820 – 1900 Turf racing captivated the hearts of Mobilians and spawned a business culture that reigned for nearly a century. Visit the Museum of Mobile and take a look at a point in Mobile's development when horse racing was the sport of the day and the city thrived from the revenue it generated. From the races themselves to the people responsible for the various aspects of the sport's rise and fall, the visitor to the Museum of Mobile will be immersed in fun and games that influenced the Kentucky Derby. For more information please call (251)208-7569 or visit the website listed below.
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Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession.
This wonderfully emotive
exhibition features
over 60 original,
bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin,
one
of the world’s most celebrated
artists. The exhibition survey’s
Rodin’s prolific career, including
early decorative works; highlights
from his major public commissions,
such as The Thinker (1880).
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Five Rivers ~ Alabama’s Delta Resource Center across
from Meaher State Park on the causeway