Visit our Red Roof Inn Mobile - Midtown and enjoy the home of the original Mardi Gras. Once called the Paris of the South, Mobile has long been a cultural center. Mobile is Alabamas only seaport and lies on the Gulf Coast where the Mobile River enters Mobile Bay. This 300 year old port city is the oldest and largest along the Gulf Coast. There are nine historic districts and several historic homes like the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion and Conde-Charlotte Museum House that are open to the public. Langan Park contains the Mobile Botanical Gardens, the Mobile Museum of Art and the Playhouse in the Park. The Mobile Zoo showcases animals from all around the world and also contains a replica Western town. Just minutes away is the worlds largest outdoor tennis facility, the Mobile Tennis Center. The Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center offers a variety of accommodations and amenities for events of all kinds. Mobile exudes southern charm and is a year-round tourist destination with hot summers and mild winters.