fort conde museum and welcome center

God exhibits, well laid out with displays of early Mardi Gras floats before there was any in New Orleans.

Fort Conde the visitor sees is a replica of the first fort built in what is now Mobile. It is smaller than the original fort but enables the visitor to see what early life in the area was like. Anyone interested in early Mobile life should visit this ste and the neighboring Conti-Conde House

We talked with the wonderful people in the Welcome Center and then went on a self-guided tour of the fort. Very cool! The room are like in tunnels. The top is very neat too. And it's all free including parking!

We enjoyed the displays and walking around the fort. The lady in the welcome center was very helpful and friendly. The fort took less than an hour to tour.

Went with group of out of town visitors. They really enjoyed the Fort and going into all the little spaces used so long ago. No charge to visit the fort or welcome center. Personnel helpful in helping us decide what else to visit in downtown Mobile .

Brought my wife and son to visit. My wife actually enjoyed it more than my son who was 12 at the time. Very well kept, clean, nice people working there. I find the history very interesting and recommend everyone visiting at least once. If your passing through, make a pit stop. It will be worth your time. They also shoot off a canon during the day, so find out when and try to catch it. How often can you see that?

The welcome center was very....welcoming! Friendly staff, free to enter, restrooms, picnic area and a really nice museum. The fort, a 1/3 replica was nothing to write home about but it's free entertainment.

The museum had some interesting artifacts, but was lacking in that there is nothing left of the original fort. It is a partial reconstruction at 4/5 scale of the original.

This is a recreation of the famous fort. You can walk through and see and read the display information. Very well done. Will take 30 minutes to an hour to visit

Walked down to the fort during lunch and learned more about Mobile's history. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, a gentleman dresses in French period garb and gives information about the fort and the city.

This should be your first stop if you're new to Mobile. The staff inside are very friendly and helpful. And it is very cool to walk through the hallways inside the fort walls and look at all the museum pieces. Clean bathrooms. Free parking as well, so if you want to walk around the immediate downtown, this is a great place to park. Absolutely love this place!

Free parking and clean restrooms are only beat by the friendly and knowledgeable staff. We visit here three times in five days. Used this facility as our tour center and let them plan our trips.

Decided to stop here based on reviews on Trip Advisor since we wanted to see some downtown sights. Went in for a quick moment while my wife waited in the car. She was about ready to send a search party for me. Once I got in and started talking to the 3 people that were working there, I couldn't get out. They were just full of information and really wanted to share it. If your interested in the fort forget it. If you are looking for information about the Mobile area, well worth your time. We were looking for a hotel in the area and they suggested the Hampton Downtown a block away from them. Wow, what a beautiful hotel. Nicest Hampton we had ever been in. Very Quiet - Nice

The Fort itself is small with a few description pictures. The welcome center has some great information about Mobile and where to eat. They have tons of brochures.

It is a replica of the real fort..it was cool to go into the fort underground to learn about the history..the kids went to the top..the visitor center is like any other one ...lots of info about the area..