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Museums
• The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Gulfport
• Infinity Science Center,
Hancock County Welcome Center
• The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi
• Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, Biloxi
• Biloxi Fire Museum, Biloxi
• Mardi Gras Museum, Biloxi
• The Walter Anderson Museum of
Art, Ocean Springs
• Ocean Springs Museum of History
• Buccaneer State Park, Waveland
• Gulf Island National Seashore,
Other
Ocean Springs
• Ship Island Excursions, Gulfport
• Small Craft Harbor in Jones
Activities
Park, Gulfport
• Trips on the Biloxi Schooners,
Biloxi
• Center for Marine Mammal
Studies, Gulfport
• Big Play Family Fun Center,
Biloxi
• Pascagoula River Audubon
Center, Pascagoula
• Biloxi Shrimping Trip, Biloxi
• Live Oaks Bicycling Route,
Ocean Springs
• Wolf River Canoe & Kayak trips,
Long Beach
• Swimming, fishing, crabbing,
building sand castles, paddle boarding, Coast-wide
• Dining - Go out to eat at least once in one of the many outstanding restaurants in the area.
• Bowling
• Biloxi Shuckers games
• Touring local breweries
• Community theater productions
• Local libraries (Many have family-
friendly activities and events.)
• Host a family board or video game
Historical
at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs
Sites
tournament
• Play card games
• Have a theme dinner at home
Entrance fees are minimal.
However, there are some amazing museums in other places that offer virtual tours for free. These include the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, the Boston Children’s Museum, the Louvre in Paris and the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome.
Outdoor Activities
• Gulf Islands Water Park, Gulfport (Summer passes save money)
• Friendship Oak, Long Beach
• 100 Men Hall, Bay St. Louis
• Bay St. Louis L&N Train Depot,
Bay St. Louis
• Beauvoir – the Jefferson Davis
Home & Library, Biloxi
* This is not a complete list. Please check local listings for more ideas or visit www.mississippifun.org or www.gulfcoast.org.
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