Lake Pontchartrain
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
Attractions near Long Beach
Out from Long Beach: Gulf Islands National Seashore and more
About 7.6M people a year visit Gulf Islands National Seashore. None of our places to visit is inside Long Beach; 6 are within 40 miles. There are 4 museums, a national seashore and a zoo & aquarium to choose from. Out of town, Lake Pontchartrain is 57 mi away.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Lake Pontchartrain
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 57 mi west
Lake Pontchartrain
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
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What’s around Long Beach
To the east is where most of the 6 lie.
Orange: Long Beach. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
Everything here is within 60 miles, 12 places in all.
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4Gulf Islands National Seashore
96,000 underwater acres in Mississippi and Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service.
5Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
National Historical Park of the United States.
6Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
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9Mississippi Aquarium
Public aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
10Abita Mystery House
Roadside attraction and folk art museum in Abita Springs, Louisiana.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Macomb: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, 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 · Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abita Mystery House: Infrogmation of New Orleans, 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
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