Ocean Springs has Gulf Islands National Seashore on its doorstep
Ocean Springs has 22 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. Each year, some 7.6M people go to Gulf Islands National Seashore. For a full day, there is USS Alabama, 50 mi away.
USS Alabama
1942 South Dakota-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
To the west is where most of the 7 lie.
Orange: Ocean Springs. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
Everything here is within 60 miles, 22 places in all.
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5Gulf Islands National Seashore
96,000 underwater acres in Mississippi and Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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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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13Fort Charlotte
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).
14Mississippi 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 Ocean Springs → · Ocean Springs’ 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 · 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 · Mississippi Aquarium: Kaotate, 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 · 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 · History Museum of Mobile: Altairisfar, Public domain
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