Overview
Available languages
1 hour
Mobile ticket
The museum offers 14 gallery rooms, a pictorial hallway, theater, den (social gathering area) and gift shop. In addition, the home is registered as a historic building and affords visitors the opportunity to enjoy detailed crown molding, pine floors and exquisite chandeliers.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Mobile Carnival Museum
The museum highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace in America - Mobile, Alabama. Experience royalty in a restored mansion-majestic crowns, scepters and one-of-a-kind bejeweled robes. Get a behind the mask look at the street party and floats. Youths can become a costumed rider in the Little Mystics Den. Boutique Gift shoppe. Guided tours at 9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Others tours self-guided and automated via smart phone. Free Wifi.
Options
Skip the Line Mobile Carnival Museum Ticket
What‘s Included
Complimentary parking at the on-site lot
Meeting points
Mobile Carnival Museum
355 Government St, Mobile United States
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
39 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Gem of a Museum
Voncile G,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Learned alot about where Mardi Gras started in Mobile. Museum is bursting with colorful “trains” and stories of this cultural season.
A Gem of a Museum
voncileg,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Learned a lot about Mobile’s history and where Mardi Gras actually started. We especially enjoyed seeing the “trains” and grandeur of the Mardi Gras tradition in Mobile.
Carnival Splendor and History
WildwoodCorgis,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00So much good information and beautiful displays!! Our docent, Terry Ankerston, had all the facts and figures and inside info you could ask for!! The rooms of the “home” each display different aspects of Carnival and the societies. A great stop!
Great stop
LauraLee T,Mar 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such a cool museum with fantastic exhibits. The ladies in the gift shop were so welcoming and gave us lots of pointers on how to spend our day in Mobile.
This is a really fun...
Michael A,Mar 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a really fun small museum but they really pack a ton of costumes, embroidered robes, and history into each room!
If you want to learn about Mardi Gras and Mobile’s connection to it this is the place to do it!
Companion20992012302,Mar 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A place to learn about Mardi Gras and Mobile’s Mardi Gras history! The Mardi Gras costumes were very ornate. We did the guided tour. The guide was very informative and did an excellent job explaining the displays and the history of Mardi Gras!
Dazzled by the Exhibits..
Myview M,Feb 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent exhibition of the dazzling high end costumes and considerable fun stuff as well. a good movie about the history of Mardi Gras in Mobile, the original in the USA.
Do this food tour!
O3046BGtoma,Jan 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Katerine provided a great tour with local insights, history, architecture and of course food. She watched over us with humor and genuine concern.
Thankful This History Has Been Preserved
Alicia JA,Jan 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I love the history of Mardi Gras so I was looking forward to visiting the museum. Everyone was kind and helpful. The museum is gorgeous with incredible artifacts and precious collectibles from Mardi Gras. I spent much more time here than I expected to...there is a lot to read and see. The building is historic and each room was filled with fabulous costumes and photographs. I loved learning this history. I am thankful for its preservation.
Impressive collection
Bonny A,Dec 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Enjoyed all the opulent Mardi Gras costumes from all the various decades. A very impressive collection
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