Pensacola Attractions
The port of Pensacola (pop. 60,000), situated on the best and largest natural harbour in Florida, is the economic center of the western edge of the Panhandle, the "Miracle Strip". Its history goes back more than 400 years, and the carefully restored Historic Village contains buildings of the Spanish, French and British colonial periods.
Features of interest in the surrounding area are the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum; Fort Pickens (1834), at the west end of Santa Rosa Island; and Pensacola Beach with its expanses of sugar-white sand.
Features of interest in the surrounding area are the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum; Fort Pickens (1834), at the west end of Santa Rosa Island; and Pensacola Beach with its expanses of sugar-white sand.
Civil War Soldiers Museum
The Civil War Soldiers Museum opened its doors to the public in 1991. The majority of the collection was donated by Dr. Norman W. Haines Jr, a local physician, who began collecting as a boy.
Life during the Civil War for soldiers is featured through photographs, artifacts, uniforms, equipment, weapons, art, realistic human figures, dioramas and life-sized camp scenes. Civil War medical paraphernalia and a recreation of a battlefield hospital make up a large number of items from the private collection.
All values are in United States Dollars
Life during the Civil War for soldiers is featured through photographs, artifacts, uniforms, equipment, weapons, art, realistic human figures, dioramas and life-sized camp scenes. Civil War medical paraphernalia and a recreation of a battlefield hospital make up a large number of items from the private collection.
Civil War Soldiers Museum
108 South Palafox Place
Pensacola, FL 32501-4839
United States
108 South Palafox Place
Pensacola, FL 32501-4839
United States
Phone 1 (850) 469-1900
Fax 1 (850) 469-9328
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| Adult | $ 6.00 |
| Military discount | $ 5.00 |
| Child 12 & under | $ 2.50 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Facilities
Gift shop
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National Memorial to Missing Children
The National Memorial to Missing Children is located within Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park in Pensacola. The observation deck is home to a bronze scuplture known as The Sanctuary. The arms and hands form a shelter and represent protection.
The pedestrian bridge in the park spans the lagoon.
The pedestrian bridge in the park spans the lagoon.
Pensacola Historical Museum
Features exhibits at the Pensacola Historical Museum include local history exhibits from the time when Native Americans made their home here through to Spanish and British colonization and the Civil War to the present.
Pensacola Museum of Art
Located in the old city jail (built 1908), the Pensacola Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of decorative arts and 20th century art. Each year the museum hosts a variety of traveling exhibitions. The Pensacola Museum of Art is also home to a reference library and art classes for all ages.
All values are in United States Dollars
Pensacola Museum of Art
407 South Jefferson Street
Pensacola, FL 32501-5901
United States
407 South Jefferson Street
Pensacola, FL 32501-5901
United States
Phone 1 (850) 432-6247
Fax 1 (850) 469-1532
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
| Adult | $ 5.00 |
| Students | $ 2.00 |
| Military discount | $ 2.00 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Discounts on
Tuesday
Facilities
Gift shop
Pensacola Opera Company
The Pensacola Opera Company has three major productions each year. It began with volunteer artists but now features professional and guest artists.
Pensacola Opera Company
Box 1790
Pensacola, FL 32598-1790
United States
Box 1790
Pensacola, FL 32598-1790
United States
Phone 1 (850) 433-6737
Fax 1 (850) 433-1082
Plaza Ferdinand VII
Plaza Ferdinand VII, named for Spanish King Ferdinand VII, served as the center of Spanish community life and public ceremony. A statue of Andrew Jackson stands to commemorate when he received Florida from Spain in 1821.
Rock Hard Designs
Rock Hard Designs began in 1974, and continues today with metalsmithing, cutting and polishing of gemstones.
Rock Hard Designs
16 North Palafox Street
Pensacola, FL 32501-5626
United States
16 North Palafox Street
Pensacola, FL 32501-5626
United States
Phone 1 (850) 438-5119
Fax 1 (850) 432-2946
Saenger Theater
The Saenger Theater is a Spanish Baroque performance hall with Rococo styling. It was built in 1925 as a showplace for Vaudeville-type road shows, Broadway plays, and silent movies. It has undergone a number of renovations in its history and today offers a wide array of theatrical performances and concerts. Some of the entertainers to play or perform here in the recent past are Harry Connick Jr., David Copperfield, Wynton Marsalis and Ziggy Marley. It is also the home of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra.
Sam's Fun City
Sam's Fun City features miniature golf, bumper boats and go-kart tracks. Amusement park rides including a 45-foot Ferris Wheel are available.
Sam's Fun City
6709 Pensacola Boulevard
Pensacola, FL 32505-1700
United States
6709 Pensacola Boulevard
Pensacola, FL 32505-1700
United States
Phone 1 (850) 505-0800
Fax 1 (850) 505-0802
Veterans Memorial Park
A replica memorial of the one in Washington, D.C. Veterans Memorial Park contains the names of Americans lost during the Vietnam War. There is also a UH-1M Huey helicopter and WWI veterans memorial on display.
