Uluabat is located on the banks of the Mustafakemalpaşa River (ancient and medieval Rhyndacus). It is first mentioned by Theodore of Stoudios in one of his letters, as the site of a xenodocheion (caravanserai).
Archeopark Aktopraklık Mound and Open Air Museum has the title of Europe's largest prehistoric park. The Archeopark, where animations from the period 8,500 years ago take place, is located in Akçalar Aktopraklık. The museum contains three different exhibition units. Two of these are prehistoric village animations built according to archaeological data on the mound. The first village reflects the N