Two Mobile museums nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards
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There’s a lot of great historic sites around our state but two in the City of Mobile have been put in a national spotlight to start 2025.
The USS Alabama Battleship + Mobile’s Africatown Heritage House are each a finalist for different categories in this year’s USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards.
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Keep reading to see what lists they were both nominated for + see how you can vote each museum to the top spot!
USS Alabama
The staple battleship and museum in Mobile Bay is one of 20 finalists for a spot on the 10Best list for the country’s Best Ship Museum. It last made the list as the No. 10 best ship museum in 2016.
“Visitors to the USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, can not only tour the park’s namesake battleship and National Historic Landmark, but they can also tour the USS Drum, a submarine that patrolled from Pearl Harbor during WWII. Both vessels are open for self-guided tours, and the park also has on display a collection of 30 military aircraft.”
~ USA Today
If you haven’t had the chance to go before, here’s what you need to know:
- Where: 2703 Battleship Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36602
- Hours: Mon.-Tues., Thurs.-Sun., 8AM-5PM
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
Head over to the USA Today 10Best website where you can vote for the USS Alabama once per day until 11AM on Feb. 10.
Africatown Heritage House
Last year, the Africatown Heritage House in Mobile was No. 9 on two of USA Today’s 10Best lists including:
- 10Best history museums in the US
- 10Best new museums to visit in the US
Now, it is up once again for the first of those two lists.
The museum serves as an emotional and educational experience about the survivors and descendants of slaves transported on the Clotilda, the United States’ last known slave ship, many of whom established Africatown.
Here’s what you need to know before visiting:
- Location: 2465 Wimbush St. Mobile, AL. 36610
- Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM
- Tickets | More info
Voting for the nation’s best history museum is also open until 11AM on Feb. 10.
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