A day out from Wade: USS Alabama, 32 mi away
Around 7.6M people visit Gulf Islands National Seashore each year. There is no place to visit inside Wade; there are 19 within 40 miles. The commonest are 13 museums, 2 gardens and a national seashore. If you have a day, head to Fort Morgan, 42 mi away.
USS Alabama
1942 South Dakota-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
To the east is where most of the 19 lie.
Orange: Wade. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
You will find all 26 within 60 miles.
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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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10Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
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14Fort Charlotte
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780).
Mississippi Aquarium
Public aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
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 Wade → · Wade’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 · 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 · Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo: Acdixon, CC0 · GulfQuest Maritime Museum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wales West Light Railway: Timdwilliamson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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