Mississippi Gulf Coast Destination Guide

Plan your adventure ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES ATTRACTIONS ALICE MOSELEY FOLK ART & ANTIQUE MUSEUM 214 Bookter Street, Bay St. Louis 39521. 467-9223 or 800 466-9048. www.alicemoseley.com. The museum features 36 original paintings of folk artist Alice Moseley. A guided tour and a video, Hello, I’m Alice Moseley, are also featured. (all area codes 228 unless otherwise noted) CROSBY ARBORETUM 370 Ridge Road, MS State Extension Service, Picayune 39466. 601-799-2311. www.crosbyarboretum.msstate.edu. The 104 acre Native Plant Center serves as the focus of Arboretum activities and development. Includes the Pinecote Pavilion and the Piney Woods Lake for display of native water plants in their natural setting. Open Wed–Sun from 9–5. KATE LOBRANO HOUSE (HISTORICAL SOCIETY) 108 Cue Street, Bay St Louis 39520. 467-4090. The Victorian style architecture accented with extensive dis plays of historic photos of the area. Don’t miss the turn of the century furnishings in the parlor or the Indian artifacts on display. LAZY MAGNOLIA BREWING COMPANY 7030 Roscoe Turner Road, Kiln 39556. 467-2727. www.lazymagnolia.com. Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company Tours are offered every Saturday at 10:30am ONLY! Come and see how beer is made. ARMED FORCES MUSEUM AT CAMP SHELBY Bldg 850, Camp Shelby 39407 601-558-2757 . . www.armedforcesmuseum.us. Approximately 30 miles north of Gulfport. Honors the serv ice and sacrifices of Mississippi’s service men and women and those who trained here. D’IBERVILLE TOWN CLOCK D’Iberville Blvd - Downtown D’Iberville 39540. http://diberville.ms.us/index.php?id=81. This beautiful four faced town clock stands tall upon a three tiered granite base and is the most familiar landmark in D’Iberville. LIGHTHOUSE PARK Hancock Bank Plaza, 14th Street, Gulfport 39503. Lighthouse Park is a 56,000 square foot grassy commons, featuring a custom designed fountain symbolizing the Gulf Coast’s Hurricane Katrina experience and the remarkable resilience of the region’s people. ART HOUSE, THE 921 Cash Alley, Ocean Springs 39564. 875-9285. www.osarthouse.org. The Art House is a co op gallery featuring the works of over 30 artists. The gallery features outdoor sculptures, three dimensional works, original prints, pottery, and handmade jewelry, painted rug floors available for purchase. FRIENDSHIP OAK TREE, THE The University of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Coast Campus. 730 East Beach Blvd, Long Beach 39560. 8654500. www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/friendship_oak.html. The Historic Friendship Oak Tree is over 500 years old. The tree keeps her majestic vigil on the Gulf of Mexico that dates back to 1487 . LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER 246 Dolan Avenue, Gulfport 39507 897-6039. www.lmdc.org. . The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center is one of the United States Top 50 Children’s Museums. The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center is a hands on Children’s Museum and offers many exhibits for the entire family. BEAUVOIR, THE JEFFERSON DAVIS HOME & PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY 2244 Beach Blvd, Biloxi 39531. 388-4400. www.beauvoir.org. Beauvoir, circa 1852, is the stunning home of the only President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The beachfront museum plans to reopen as a house museum on the 200th anniversary of Davis’s birth, June 3, 2008. G. I. MUSEUM 5796 Ritcher Road, Ocean Springs 39564. 872-1943. www.gimuseum.com. This exceptional museum is filled with over 16,000 pieces of memorabilia. The museum is open the first and third Sunday of each month. Open 10am 5pm or by appointment! MAGNOLIA STATE ROCKER 11451 Canal Road, Gulfport. 832-0079 World's largest rocking chair! GULFPORT GALLERIA OF FINE ART 2200 25th Avenue, Gulfport 39501. 868-0705 A 2,000 square foot co op art gallery with over 40 coastal artists. Exhibits are wide ranging and include pottery and ceramics, photography, original jewelry designs, sculptures, stained glass and paintings in various media. MARITIME & SEAFOOD INDUSTRY MUSEUM The Schooner Pier Complex, 367 Beach Blvd., Biloxi 39533. 435-6320. www.maritimemuseum.org. The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum was estab lished in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime histo ry and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. BILOXI CITY CEMETERY 1166 Irish Hill Drive, Biloxi 39530. www.biloxi.ms.us/gallery/cemetery. Biloxi City Cemetery, also known as “Old Biloxi Cemetery, ” is a rewarding experience if you love history. Take a stroll and a journey back in time. The cemetery is located between Irish Hill Drive and Highway 90. HISTORIC L & N TRAIN DEPOT 1928 Depot Way, Bay St. Louis The train depot (c. 1928), surrounded by park like grounds, once served as the centerpiece of the film This Property is Condemned. MISSISSIPPI SEA WOLVES PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY 2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi 39530. 275-9653. www.msseawolves.com. See live, exciting action when the Sea Wolves, Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Professional Hockey League, take to the ice. Come out and “Howl” for the Mississippi Sea Wolves from October to April! BILOXI LIGHTHOUSE Highway 90 & Porter Avenue, Biloxi 39533. 435-6244. www.biloxi.ms.us/gallery/8307/lighthouse. The Biloxi Lighthouse is one of the most photographed sites on the Gulf Coast. The lighthouse was one of three Mississippi Sound Lighthouses authorized in 1847 and completed in the spring of 1848. HURRICANE CAMILLE MEMORIAL Highway 90, Biloxi 39530. The beautiful but somber memorial located on the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer’s Biloxi beachfront grounds, serves as a reminder of the 172 dead or missing on the Mississippi Coast. MISSISSIPPI VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL USS MISSISSIPPI CGN 40 MAIN MAST 3730 Bienville Blvd, Highway 90 East. Ocean Springs 39564. 218-1207. http://members.tripod.com/psysim/msvn.html. The Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial is comprised of two facing black granite walls and the main mast of the USS Mississippi CGN 40. Located on U.S. Highway 90 East on the grounds of the Ocean Springs Civic Center. COOL BREEZE AVIATION, LLC Stennis International Airport Terminal Bldg. Located off Interstate 10 & Highway 603, Bay St. Louis 39521. 343-6936 Cool Breeze takes you on a sightseeing adventure over the area for a “birds eye view” of the Gulf Coast! Climb aboard our comfortable airplane and take in the beauty of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Reservations Required. HURRICANE KATRINA MEMORIAL Highway 90 - Biloxi Town Green, Biloxi 39530. Memorial dedicated to the Gulf Coast victims who per ished in Hurricane Katrina. The Memorial stands 12 feet tall, about the height of the water during the storm surge at the Town Green. CROOKED FEATHER SCULPTURE Highway 90, Ocean Springs 39564. 875-4424. www.oceanspringschamber.com. Thirty foot sculpture depicting Ocean Springs original colony of American Indians carved from a cypress log. Carved by Thomas King, a local sculptor, in 1999. MUD SHACK HURRICANE KATRINA TREE SCULPTURES Scenic Highway 90, Biloxi 39530. Tree trunks transformed into sculpted works of art by award winning Mississippi chainsaw artist Dayton Scoggins. Begin a couple of blocks east of the Biloxi Lighthouse and continue down the Highway. 1008 Government Street, Ocean Springs. 872-6113 Create your own masterpieces in pottery! Family Fun! NASA SPACE CENTER STENNISPHERE National Aeronautics & Space Administration Stennis Space Center, MS 39529. 688-2370 or 800-237-1821. www1.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors. 18 W W W. G U L F C OA S T. O R G D E S T I N AT I O N P L A N N E R http://www.crosbyarboretum.msstate.edu http://www.alicemoseley.com http://www.lazymagnolia.com http://diberville.ms.us/index.php?id=81 http://www.armedforcesmuseum.us http://www.osarthouse.org http://www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/friendship_oak.html http://www.lmdc.org http://www.gimuseum.com http://www.beauvoir.org http://www.maritimemuseum.org http://www.biloxi.ms.us/gallery/cemetery http://www.msseawolves.com http://www.biloxi.ms.us/gallery/8307/lighthouse http://members.tripod.com/psysim/msvn.html http://www.oceanspringschamber.com http://www1.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors http://www.gulfcoast.org

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