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Attractions near Bayou La Batre

Worth the trip from Bayou La Batre: USS Alabama, 24 mi off

Some 7.6M visitors a year come to Gulf Islands National Seashore. Our list finds nothing inside Bayou La Batre, but 22 places within 40 miles. Look for 14 museums, 2 landmarks and 2 gardens. Go 58 mi out for Fort Pickens.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
USS Alabama
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 24 mi northeast

USS Alabama

1942 South Dakota-class battleship.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

At the edge of the map sits Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art, 36 mi out.

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Orange: Bayou La Batre. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

30 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

Fort Charlotte

Museum · 24 mi northeast

Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Bayou La Batre → · Bayou La Batre’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Fort Pickens: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Naval Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Barrancas: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Gaines: Altairisfar, Public domain · Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Altairisfar, Public domain · Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Spanish Fort: Michelle Miller-Freeck/FEMA, Public domain · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo: Acdixon, CC0 · Fort Charlotte: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wales West Light Railway: Timdwilliamson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · GulfQuest Maritime Museum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mobile Botanical Gardens: Andrea Wright from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Museum of Art: Altairisfar, Public domain · Mobile Carnival Museum: Altairisfar, Public domain · History Museum of Mobile: Altairisfar, Public domain

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