Pensacola, Florida — Attractions
National Museum of Naval Aviation
The museum on site at the sprawling US Naval Air Station west of Pensacola is regarded as one of the largest and most remarkable air and space museums in the world, with more than 170 aircraft on display dating from the 1920s to the space age. In addition the museum boasts a very realistic recreation of a World War II aircraft carrier and a wartime Pacific airbase. Between March and November visitors might catch a practice session of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team soaring through the skies. If not the team can be seen in action on one of two Imax films shown at the museum, or keen would-be aviators can have a go at doing it themselves on the flight simulator.
- Region/City Name
- Pensacola
- Address
- 1750 Radford Boulevard, Suite C
- Phone Number
- (850) 452 3604 or 452 3606
- Email Address
- museuminfo.navalaviation@mchsi.com
- Website
- naval.aviation.museum/intro.html
- Hours
- Daily 9am to 5pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
- Admission
- Free
Pensacola Historical Museum
The museum is a good place to learn about the city's diverse history and understand why Pensacola is known as the 'city of five flags'. The museum is housed in the Arbona Building, built in 1882, and the site includes an archaeological dig dating back to the Spanish colonial era, which visitors can view from a boardwalk with explanatory signs.
- Region/City Name
- Pensacola
- Address
- 115 E. Zaragosa Street
- Phone Number
- (850) 433 1559
- Email Address
- phstaff@pcola.gulf.net
- Website
- www.pensacolahistory.org/Museum.html
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm
- Admission
- Free
Civil War Soldiers Museum
A store-front museum in Pensacola's business district houses a fascinating collection of Civil War artifacts gathered by a local physician, Dr Norman W. Haines Jr, throughout his lifetime. The exhibits have been arranged to give visitors an insight into what life as a civil war soldier was like. Particularly interesting are the medical exhibits. The collection also includes the handmade First National Confederate flag captured by Wilson's New York Zopuaves during the Battle of Santa Rosa Island in October 1861.
- Region/City Name
- Pensacola
- Address
- 108 South Palafox Place
- Phone Number
- (850) 469 1900
- Email Address
- info@cwmuseum.org
- Website
- www.cwmuseum.org
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm
- Admission
- $6 (adults), $2.50 (children 6-12)
Tallahassee
The capital city of Florida, Tallahassee is located 191 miles (308km) east of Pensacola on the 'Big Bend', close to the border with Georgia, 14 miles (23km) to the north. The city is set in rolling hills and sports moss-draped oaks, fragrant magnolia trees and grand old plantation houses more reminiscent of the Deep South than the Florida sunshine scene. Tallahassee hosts the Florida State University at the state's new Capitol Building, which towers 22 storys above the downtown area. The city's five Canopy Roads, where trees form virtual tunnels, are lined with interesting sites such as plantations, ancient Native American settlements and mounds, gorgeous gardens and scenic picnic spots. There is also a Museum of Natural History and Science combined with a natural habitat zoo of indigenous wildlife.
- Region/City Name
- Pensacola
- Website
- www.seetallahassee.com
