Located inside the Historic L&N Train Depot Visitor Center, over a dozen elaborate Mardi Gras costumes festooned with feathers and sequins awe visitors when they enter the 1929 mission-style structure. Historical exhibits, a wall featuring Mississippi Blues artists, a folk art museum, and a wealth of tourist information round out the visitor's experience. Free admission.

The L&N Historic Train depot located at 1000 Washington Avenue was built in 1907 for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It was the focal point for the town’s economic activity. The depot was decommissioned in 1965. The Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau bought the building shortly thereafter. It is now home to the Ocean Springs Visitor Center, Chamber of Commerce offices and Realizations, the Walter Anderson family shop.

The refuge is the 19,000 acre home of the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane, its wet pine savanna habitat, rare plants and grassland birds.
Due to Federal COVID-19 Protocols, the Visitor Center is temporarily closed at this time. The trails and grounds of the refuge remain open for visitors. Please check out webpage for current openings/closures on the refuge.

Built in 1859 and a beacon for mariners for 150 years, the hurricane-ravaged remnants of Round Island Lighthouse were rescued and relocated to mainland Pascagoula in 2010. Open to the public after an extensive restoration completed in 2015, the Lighthouse continues to welcome, educate and inspire generations of adventurers and history buffs. Come experience tales of pirates, military battles and the region’s seafaring legacy at Round Island Lighthouse!

Shearwater Pottery was founded in 1928 by Peter Anderson with contributions by his brothers Walter Inglis Anderson, and James McConnell (Mac) Anderson. From the 1920s through the present day, Shearwater Pottery has produced art pottery, utilitarian ware, figurines, decorative tiles and other pottery pieces. Shearwater Pottery is high-grade hard fired earthenware intended for functional as well as decorative use. Although Peter and his brothers are no longer living, the family of Peter Anderson’s continue to operate the business, and as in the early years many Anderson descendants continue to contribute their art.

The Friendship Oak, located on the USM Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, is a magnificent Live oak tree overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Standing tall for more than 500 years, her roots are deep on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, surviving dozens of storms – including Hurricane Camille in 1969 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The grand oak is loved by former students, revered by many, and remembered fondly by those whose relationships began underneath its branches.