From the East side to the West side there are plenty of family activities in South Mississippi and kids are front and center. Whether making plans for a weekend or for the whole summer, the range of choices is wide. The variety includes something for every interest and every pocketbook. It may be as simple as building sand castles on the beach to exploring museums to learning about sea life to a lively day at a water park. Additionally, as summer nears, many organizations, yacht clubs, and attractions are announcing their annual summer camps.
This list is a sample, but not all, of the family activities the Coast has to offer.
Pascagoula River Audubon Center
5107 Arthur St, Moss Point
228.475.0825
www.pascagoula.audubon.org
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
6005 Bayou Heron Road, Moss Point
228.475.0765
www.fws.gov
Gulf Coast Gator Ranch & Swamp Boat Tours
100300 Highway 90, Moss Point
228.475.6026
www.airboatswamptoursofmississippi.com
Scranton Museum
3928 Nathan Hale Ave., Pascagoula
228.938.6612
www.msgulfcoastheritage.ms.gov
La Pointe-Krebs House
4602 Fort St., Pascagoula
228.471.5126
www.lapointekrebs.org
Round Island Light House
Laurel Ave., Pascagoula
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
7200 Crane Lane, Gautier
228.497.6322
www.fws.gov
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Davis Bayou Visitor Center, Highway 90 and Park Road, Ocean Springs
www.nps.org
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
510 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs
228.872.3164
www.walterandersonmuseum.org
Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center
1600 Government St., Ocean Springs
228.875.6732
www.themaryc.art
Shrimping Tour
693 Beach Blvd., Biloxi
228.392.8645
www.biloxishrimpingtrip.com
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi
228.374.5547
www.georgeohr.org
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
115 East 1st St., Biloxi
228.435.6320
www.maritimemuseum.org
Margaritaville Resort
195 Beach Blvd., Biloxi
228.271.6377
www.margaritavilleresortbiloxi.com
Big Play Entertainment Center
1842 Beach Blvd., Biloxi
228.388.7529
www.bigplaybiloxi.com
Ship Island Excursions
Gulfport Small Craft Harbor
228.864.1014
www.msshipisland.com
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport
228.897.6039
www.lmdc.org
Mississippi Aquarium
2100 East Beach Blvd., Gulfport
228.241.1300
www.msaquarium.org
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
10801 Dolphin Lane, Gulfport
228.896.9182
www.imms.org
Traintastic
615 Pass Rd., Gulfport
228.284.5731
www.traintastic.com
Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
429 Pass Rd., Gulfport
601.299.2816
www.msaviationmuseum.org
Gulf Islands Water Park
17200 16th St., Gulfport
228.328.1266
www.gulfislandswaterpark.com
Buccaneer State Park
1150 South Beach Blvd., Waveland
228.467.3822
www.stateparks.com
INFINITY Science Center
1 Discovery Circle, Pearlington
228.533.9025
www.visitinfinity.com
