Pensacola International Airport 22 min
Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum (24 min) Circa-1859 lighthouse offers tours & views from the top, plus a museum showcasing local history. Sam's Fun City (12 min) Amusements including go-karts, arcade games & laser tag fill this attraction next to a water park. Pensacola Bay (39 min) Protected Gulf of Mexico inlet home to the port & city of Pensacola & the Naval Aviation Museum. National Naval Aviation Museum (23 min) Attractions include over 150 restored military aircraft, a flight simulator & an IMAX theater. Fast Eddies Fun Center (10 min) Kid-friendly recreation destination with 4 go-kart tracks, tropical-themed mini-golf & an arcade. Uncle Sandy's Macaw Bird Park (15 min) Big Lagoon State Park (27 min) Waterfront park with observation tower & campgrounds offers boating, swimming & hiking. Pensacola Museum of Art (19 min) Museum, set in an old city jail, displays 19th- & 20th-century art, plus tribal & African pieces. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park (19 min) Wet prairie preserve that is home to multiple rare plants & animals, plus a visitor boardwalk. Veterans Memorial Park Pensacola (18 min) Tranquil park featuring many war & military monuments around a pond with ducks & turtles. Fort Barrancas (23 min) Historic hilltop fort once occupied by a variety of countries, now home to a museum with tours. Old Christ Church (19 min) This charming 19th-century Episcopal church & wedding facility is featured in a town history tour. Fort Pickens (1 hr 7) Military fort built in the 1830s to defend Pensacola Bay, with self-guided & scheduled tours. Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Island National Seashore (1 hr 5) Historic landmark built to defend Pensacola Bay, plus discovery center, nearby beach & fishing pier. Perdido Bay (22 min) Dolphin, golf, river, kayaking, and beach |