The nearest draw to Helena: USS Alabama, 32 mi away
About 7.6M people a year visit Gulf Islands National Seashore. Look within 40 miles for the 21 places to visit; none is inside Helena. On the list: 14 museums, 2 landmarks and 2 gardens, among others. At 45 mi, Old Mobile Site is worth the journey.
USS Alabama
1942 South Dakota-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
Out of town, most of the 21 are to the northeast.
Orange: Helena. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
25 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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5Gulf Islands National Seashore
96,000 underwater acres in Mississippi and Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Old Mobile Site
Site of the old French Settlement on Mobile river from 1702 until 1712..
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9Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
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14Mississippi Aquarium
Public aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
Fort Charlotte
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).
Waterville USA
Water and amusement park in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Helena → · Helena’s history →
Photo credits
USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, 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 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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