Pensacola International Airport 10 min
Pensacola MESS Hall (5 min) Interactive science & engineering museum where visitors are allowed to conduct actual experiments. The Graffiti Bridge (4 min) Painting and art Museum of Commerce (6 min) Museum featuring a reconstructed 1890s streetscape with a trolley inside a historical warehouse. Fort Pickens (1 hr 4) Military fort built in the 1830s to defend Pensacola Bay, with self-guided & scheduled tours. Veterans Memorial Park Pensacola (5 min) Tranquil park featuring many war & military monuments around a pond with ducks & turtles. Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier (45 min) Angling for sailfish & sightings of dolphins from a paid-access pier across 2 gulf shore sand bars. Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Island National Seashore (1 hr 2) Historic landmark built to defend Pensacola Bay, plus discovery center, nearby beach & fishing pier. Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum (22 min) Circa-1859 lighthouse offers tours & views from the top, plus a museum showcasing local history. Pensacola Museum of Art (6 min) Museum, set in an old city jail, displays 19th- & 20th-century art, plus tribal & African pieces. Old Christ Church (7 min) This charming 19th-century Episcopal church & wedding facility is featured in a town history tour. Pensacola Bay (37 min) Protected Gulf of Mexico inlet home to the port & city of Pensacola & the Naval Aviation Museum. Fort Barrancas (22 min) Historic hilltop fort once occupied by a variety of countries, now home to a museum with tours. T T Wentworth Jr Museum (7 min) Exhibits, artifacts, programs & more on the history & culture of northwest Florida. Sam's Fun City (14 min) Amusements including go-karts, arcade games & laser tag fill this attraction next to a water park. National Naval Aviation Museum (21 min) Attractions include over 150 restored military aircraft, a flight simulator & an IMAX theater. |