National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
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While visiting in Pensacola, I decided to take a drive to Mobile and take in the GulfQuest maritime museum. This museum highlights the history and importance of maritime commerce. Admission is $16 for adults, $15 for senior/active military/student and $13 for children 5-17; children under 5 free. The museum has many interactive exhibits. Unlike some museums, almost all these exhibits were in working order. The museum is laid out like container cargo ship. It has 5 levels with different themes for each level. Among the topics covered are navigation, propulsion, design, ship operation, planet/weather and history among others. On the fifth level, you can go outside and observe the actual maritime commerce taking place in the Mobile area. One of the neat things the museum provides are the “Seagoing Slang” placards which describe the origins of many common figures of speech. If you have an interest in maritime commerce – its history and import – then you’ll want to visit the GulfQuest maritime museum.
Phil Gravel
10
Great staff. Go above and beyond. Very cool and informative place. Could have stayed all day. Good for older kids and tweens. Lots of interactive kiosks. Great information on how our maritime systems work. Great information about E.O. WILSON and our eco systems. Plant and animals that inhabit Alabama. Very informative and educational. Very hands on and educational and FUN. elevator and lots of space. Children's play and rest area. Even have costumes so they can dress up. Staff willing to help. Very nice. Just a wonderful place. I love this place. Would go every day I could. Wonderful awesome place. Bathroom clean. All well kept. Bathroom is all done in nautical bath tiles. Adorable. We bought a two day multi pass battleship and this was included but both have a lot to see and we spent almost four hours at each and still didn't get to see it all. I love the multi pass saves some cash.
Rob
00
A few people said it was geared towards kids and wasn't great for adults, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were a number of displays not working so admission was half off which even at full price is a bargain. I was tickled by the trivia knowledge bits that are glued to the hand rails, some of them were things I did not know. I was thrilled to learn that container shipping was invented in Mobile. I would like to see more of that discussed or exhibited in the museum. Also I would like to see more on shipwrecks, the exhibits they had really piqued my interest. There are 2 areas where you can drive boats in tanks and I don't care how old you are sitting down to control one makes one giddy like a child. Good fun. There was a room all about oil and gas in the Gulf and that was fascinating! The traveling Bob Hope exhibit was cool! I enjoyed the museum and would recommend it.
Tim Tribo
70
Very disappointing. Likely ok for the 4-8 crowd, although they won't read the placards. Little to no real objects. Signs a museum does not make. A few hands-on exhibits, most of which weren't working. The various travel sites said there was a restaurant. (One even referanced an imax theater... not). It is shut down (too bad the outside tables were about the only access to balcony at each level which had doors, but all were posted no access). Finally, staff was practically non-existent. A maintenance guy had to go find us someone to sell us tickets. There was no one at all for gift shop which did not even have postcards. My guess was all the funds were spent on the impressive building, and with covid, there was no endowment. It's really sad that it could have been spectacular Below pics were looking out at the water.
Kathy McNeely-Johnson
00
Oh my, where to start? This is the absolute best museum I've ever seen and I've been to many over the years! I'm a firm believer that people, especially children, learn and retain more knowledge by physical learning than by just watching and/or reading. Gulf Quest absolutely nails it and really gets how to reach people. The entire museum is interactive--wow, just wow!! Physically learning how to operate old navigation equipment, to how sailboats work, how to operate port equipment, to learning how we impact the Gulf--every aspect of The Gulf and the maritime surrounding it is covered. We were so immersed that we lost track of time and stayed there almost 6½ hours! This is one of the best non-beach activities on the Gulf, so highly recommend you don't miss this gem!!
Andy Wallingsford
00
I wish I could give it a better rating. It is a nice interactive museum but many of the attractions were not available or not working. The first theater has horrible screens and we left 3 min into the film. I think the projectors are the problem. I didn’t even get to watch the other films. There is a lot of hands on stuff which is nice for kids. I did find the ship simulator at the top deck pretty immersive and it was very complicated for little ones. Lots of controls and commands. Overall though it was very affordable and took about 2 hours to go though even with 3 kids. I think it has great potential and serves a great purpose. Happy overall I went.
Aleksandr Verbetsky
00
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155 Water St, Mobile, AL 36602
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(251) 436-8901
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GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico opened on September 26, 2015, is a non-profit interactive maritime museum dedicated to the maritime heritage and culture of the Gulf of Mexico.
attractions: Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, Bienville Square, The Admiral Hotel, Downtown, Saenger Theatre Mobile, Malaga Inn, Exploreum Science Center & Poarch Band of Creek Indians Digital Dome Theater, Mobile Convention Center, Mardi Gras Park, History Museum of Mobile, restaurants: Loda Bier Garten, Dauphin’s Casual Fine-Dining, Perdido Queen Dinner Cruises and Events at Mobile, AL Waterfront, Squid Ink Eclectic Eats and Drinks, Bob's Downtown Restaurant, Roosters Tacos & Tequila, Serda's Coffee Company, The Blind Mule, Heroes Sports Bar & Grille- Downtown, T.P. Crockmiers
