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Pensacola Attractions
Dorr House
311 S. Adams St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
Dorr House, 311 S. Adams St., is an example of Greek Revival architecture. Built in 1871 by Clara Barkley Dorr, the widow of a lumber baron, the two-story house is furnished with late Victorian pieces.
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Attraction Type: Historic buildings/houses
Fort Barrancas
Pensacola, FL 32501 USA Phone: (850) 455-5167
Fort Barrancas, on the Pensacola Naval Air Station, is one of several U.S. forts built by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the 19th century along northwestern Florida's coastline. A dry moat surrounds the inner walls and makes access to the fort possible only by way of a drawbridge. Allow 45 minutes minimum.
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Forts/military installations
Hours: Daily 9:30-4:45, Mar.-Oct.; 8:30-3:45, rest of year. Hours may vary; phone ahead. Closed Dec. 25. Tours are given at 2
Historic Pensacola Village
205 E. Zarragossa St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA Phone: (850) 595-5985
Historic Pensacola Village, bounded north by Government St., south by Main St., east by Seville Square and west by Plaza Ferdinand, is a complex of 10 museum buildings reflecting 450 years of Pensacola's history. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Village admission $6; over 65 and military with ID $5; ages 4-16, $2.50
Attraction Type: Restored villages/settlements
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-4; closed holidays
Julee Cottage
210 E. Zarragossa St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
Julee Cottage, 210 E. Zarragossa St., was built in 1805 and once belonged to Julee Panton, a free woman of color.
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Attraction Type: Historic buildings/houses
Lavalle House
207 E. Church St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
Lavalle House, 207 E. Church St., was built by Carlos Lavalle and Marianna Bonifay in 1805 during Florida's second Spanish period. A rare example of French Creole Colonial architecture, the house is furnished to reflect the 1820s Pensacola frontier.
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Attraction Type: Historic buildings/houses
Museum of Commerce
201 E. Zarragossa St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
Museum of Commerce, 201 E. Zarragossa St., features a full-scale replica of an 1890s Pensacola street inside a 19th-century warehouse. Printing presses, a hardware store, a toy shop and a horse-drawn buggy collection are among the exhibits.
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Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Exhibits & Collections-Vehicles; Museums
Museum of Industry
200 E. Zarragossa St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
Museum of Industry, 200 E. Zarragossa St., displays photographs, tools and equipment related to the 19th-century industrial boom in west Florida. Exhibits focus on Pensacola's fishing, brickmaking, railroad and lumber industries.
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Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
National Museum of Naval Aviation
1750 Radford Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32508 USA Phone: (800) 327-5002
National Museum of Naval Aviation, on the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, traces the development of American naval aviation from its beginnings to the present. Highlighted among more than 170 historic naval aircraft are the NC-4 Flying Boat, which in 1919 became the first plane to cross the Atlantic; the only surviving SBD Dauntless from the Battle of Midway; and the Skylab Command Module. Four A-4 Skyhawks are suspended from the ceiling in formation in the Blue Angels Atrium. Bus tours of the flight line feature additional aircraft. Walk-through displays portray a World War II carrier hangar bay, a South Pacific Sea Island forward Marine base and the wartime home front. Other exhibits range from pre-World War I memorabilia to items used by Navy prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. An IMAX theater presents films every hour. One wing of the 290,000-square-foot exhibit area showcases a replica of a World War II aircraft carrier island and flight deck with a working elevator. Visitors can take the controls of aircraft trainers and simulators and ride a motion-based simulator. Aviation art and photography also are featured. Food is available. Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Museum free. IMAX film $7; senior citizens, military with ID and ages 4-12, $6.50
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Aviation; Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Museums
Hours: Daily 9-5; closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25
Naval Air Station, Pensacola
190 Radford Blvd., Bldg. 191
Pensacola, FL 32508 USA Phone: (850) 452-2311
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, s. end of Navy Blvd., provides maps and visitor information at the front gate, Building 777. For historical maps and base information contact the public affairs office. The air station is open
Admission: Free
Attraction Type: Forts/military installations
Hours: daily; hours vary
Pensacola Historical Museum
115 E. Zarragossa St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA Phone: (850) 433-1559
Pensacola Historical Museum, in the Arbona Building at 115 E. Zarragossa St., relates the military and maritime history of the town from its early days to the present. Exhibits of local historical items include flags, photographs, military buttons and American Indian artifacts. A resource center on E. Church Street maintains genealogical information, maps, government records and manuscripts. Allow 30 minutes minimum.
Admission: Museum $4. Resource center research fee $5
Attraction Type: Exhibits & Collections-Historical; Exhibits & Collections-Indian; Genealogical Information; Museums
Hours: Museum Mon.-Sat. 10-4:30. Resource center Tues.-Fri. 10-4, Sat. by appointment. Closed holidays
Plaza Ferdinand VII
Pensacola, FL 32501 USA
Plaza Ferdinand VII, S. Palafox St. between E. Government and Zarragossa sts., was part of Pensacola's original Spanish settlement. A statue of Andrew Jackson commemorates the transfer of Florida to the United States.
T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum
330 S. Jefferson St.
Pensacola, FL 32502 USA
T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St., was built in the Renaissance Revival style in 1907 as Pensacola's city hall. The elaborate building now houses changing exhibits about the region's history, architecture and archeology.
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