Leave Leaf for Hattiesburg Zoo, 37 mi away
Look within 40 miles for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Leaf. On the list: 2 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a garden, among others. Mississippi Armed Forces Museum draws about 50K visitors a year. For a full day, there is USS Alabama, 52 mi away.
USS Alabama
1942 South Dakota-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the northwest.
Orange: Leaf. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Each of the 25 is within 60 miles.
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4Gulf 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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7Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
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11Fort Charlotte
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).
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13Mississippi Aquarium
Public aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Leaf → · Leaf’s history →
Photo credits
USS Alabama: USN, 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 · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Spanish Fort: Michelle Miller-Freeck/FEMA, Public domain · Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Altairisfar, Public domain · Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Charlotte: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · GulfQuest Maritime Museum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mobile Museum of Art: Altairisfar, Public domain · Mobile Botanical Gardens: Andrea Wright from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Carnival Museum: Altairisfar, Public domain · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0 · History Museum of Mobile: Altairisfar, Public domain
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