The Biloxi Lighthouse is a small lighthouse that was built in 1848. I am sure that in its time…read morehere, it was a part of the beach but in the over century (closet to two centuries) since it was built, progress put a highway around it and now it is located on the island of a highway. Truly an amazing part of the history of Biloxi, Mississippi and it is amazing think of how Biloxi, Mississippi looked back then. If you are in the area, I would definitely recommend a visit here.

You pay for tickets at the visitor center which we barely made the time. It's only one hour I think…read more9-10 am. Not sure if it's daily. A lady walked us over there. We were told we couldn't go all the way to the top. Supposedly the wooden platform has soft spots so we spent money just to go inside by the door , see how high the water got during Katrina, look at a photo of the damage caused by Katrina, and that's about it. Was it worth it? You be the judge

Well maintained facility, lovely drive to location, great parking, cute little museumread more

Beautiful... who would not be tempted with white sandy beaches and blue water!!!…read more Serene location... Lagoon on one side with open gulf waters on the other of the peninsula. Rangers patrol and can answer questions. Parking is limited. They have not repaired any of the hurricane damages since before things were closed from Covid lockdown. Both good and bad! Less people are able to enjoy the park... but less is often better. Park is open from 5am to past sundown.

Beauvoir is a beautiful walk through history. It is a celebration of life for Jefferson.Davis and…read morehis family. There are tours that start at the top of each hour. Hours was led by Deena. She was an absolute walking history book. Very knowledgeable and nice. Tour lasted about thirty minutes. The grounds have many statues and artifacts of Jefferson Davis and family. The museum is absolutely loaded with paintings and artifacts related to the Civil War, such as sabres muskets and flags. There is also many displays related to southern civil war life. The presidential library is full of volumes of history and writings. You could be here anywhere from one hour to six hours. It all depends upon how much you want to immerse yourself into the history of this place. This place is clean and organized. An amazing place to visit.

This is a pretty cool museum and library…read more We enjoyed seeing all the artifacts and the Beauvoir House. Mary, the docent who did the tour was incredible!! We also spent some time upstairs in the museum with Rob, who explained the swords and weapons displayed. It was very interesting and informative. We visited the cemetery as well. They have golf carts to rent if you have mobility issues or are too lazy to walk. We walked. This is a fine, historic property and something you should check out in Biloxi.

A. Dry well done visitors center! So much information present in an easily consumable way…read more Highly recommend stopping in here. Maybe more than once on your visit!

Lighthouse Pier is, as the name would imply, is by the lighthouse in Biloxi, Mississippi Andis a…read morewonderful place to check out if you are in the area. There is plenty of parking and the view of the Gulf of Mexico is amazing. In the parking lot, there is also a statue of astronaut and Biloxian Fred Haise. I would definitely recommend a visit here and I give it five stars.

Had been a few years since we last visited the memorial. Noticed several of the trees were gone now…read more, and the display with all the washed up items from katrina was gona as well. Seems to be more missing, but cant recall. So sad , and cant believe its been 20 years. If your traveling through biloxi , i highly recommend stopping by the monument and paying respects the souls loat and said their are still 3 ppl listed as missing even after 20 years.RIP.....

I think most people have no idea how destructive this storm really was. Causing over 1800 deaths…read moreand $125 billion in damage, it was at the time the costliest tropical cyclone on record. The storm was the twelfth tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States. Battered by wind, rain and storm surge, some beachfront neighborhoods were completely leveled. Preliminary estimates by Mississippi officials calculated that 90% of the structures within half a mile of the coastline were completely destroyed. The pictures of the coastal casinos - block long buildings! - were picked up and basically launched at the coastline, destroying many 18th century homes and ancient trees. The Bay St. Louis-Pass Christian and the Biloxi-Ocean Springs bridge were entirely destroyed. Katrina's surge was the most extensive, as well as the highest, in the documented history of the United States. That is documented here with a post showing the maximum height of the surge. The Memorial stands 12 feet tall, about the height of the water during Hurricane Katrina's storm surge at the Town Green. It lists the names of the 170 victims that perished during the storm. [Review 14185 overall, 1507 of 2020, number 75 in Mississippi.]

This Mississippi marker is located in the Jones Park area, near the replica of the Ship Island…read morelighthouse. It reads, "12 miles south of the mainlind lies emerald waters and sugar white sand. Site of economic and military conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s, the French in 1699, the British in the 1700s and the Union Army in 1861. Site of Civil War Fort Massachusetts and quarantine station (1881-1916). British headquarters for the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. A brick lighthouse was built in 1853 and destroyed in 1886. The wooden lighthouse was built in 1886, survived Hurricane Camille in 1969, burned by a campfire in 1972, and reconstructed in 1999. Southern terminus for the Gulfport shipping channel. Became part of Gulf Island National Seashore in 1971. Sponsored by Hancock Bank and Friends of the Gulf Island National Seashore." Online, there is more information. It is one of the Mississippi-Alabama barrier islands and was split into separate islands (West Ship Island and East Ship Island) by Hurricane Camille in 1969. In 2019, the US Army Corp of Engineers completed a project to rejoin the two islands. Ship Island has the only deep-water harbor between Mobile Bay and the Mississippi River. During the Civil War, the island was a prison for Confederate prisoners of war and a base for the US Second Regiment, a unit of African-American soldiers. Fort Massachusetts, named in honor of the Union warship that seized the outpost in 1862, is generally open for tours though the organized ferry is closed due to the pandemic. [Review 14598 overall, 97 of 2021, number 91 in Mississippi.]

This is a nice base to visit with all the necessary amenities, including commissary, exchange, gym,…read morepool, bank, postal office, fish bowl.... and of course the golf course! Yes most of the amenities closes fairly early, but so are other bases. Easy access with 2 gates mostly open & close to restaurants, shops and the beach. At the end, all I want to say is, if you feel like complaining about this base, go check out an Army base, you will be much grateful for this one

Our son received his training here. Nice base! The NEX is cool. Greatful for our service members…read moreand the leaders that work hard to keep us civilians safe!

I Love this Bridge. It's a great spot for a good run or walk and from one side and back it's…read moreroughly 4 miles. Sunrise and sunset is beautiful to watch, and sometimes you may catch some dolphins playing in the bay.

Sure, you can call it the Ocean Springs Bridge but it's really named the Biloxi Bay Bridge. It…read morecarries US 90 between Biloxi and Ocean Springs. It has six lanes of traffic (three in each direction) as well as a 12 foot wide pedestrian path on the Gulf side. I know all of that because I drove over this bridge at least once a day for each of the five days I was in Biloxi and some times twice or even three times. My friend and I also walked across it from Harrah's to the Ocean Springs side and back. It is 1.75 miles from end to end and has a 95 foot clearance. The bridge is smooth and easy to ride and walk. There are breakdown lanes on each side. There is no toll to cross the bridge. [Review 14124 overall, 1446 of 2020, number 30 in Mississippi.]