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Pensacola
Attractions - Things to do
1. National Museum of Naval Aviation
1750 Radford Boulevard, Suite C
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What is it? 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 practise 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.
Hours of Operation: Daily 9am to 5pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year's Day
Phone:(850) 452 3604 or 452 3606 |
2. Pensacola Historical Museum
115 E. Zaragosa Street
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What is it? 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.
Hours of Operation: Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm
Phone:(850) 433 1559 |
3. Civil War Soldiers Museum
108 South Palafox Place
www.cwmuseum.org |
What is it? A store-front museum in Pensacola's business
district houses a fascinating collection of Civil War artefacts
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.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm
Phone:(850) 469 1900 |
4. Tallahassee
www.seetallahassee.com |
What is it? 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 storeys 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.
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Pensacola Holidays guide
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Transport -The best way to see the sights in the
centre of Pensacola is to board the Five Flags Trolley, run by the
Escambia County Area Transit System, departing frequently from the
Pensacola Visitor Center.
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