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( 850-452-3604;
www.navalaviationmuseum.org
; 1750 Radford Blvd; admission free;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat & Sun; )
The Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS)
is home to both the museum - a don't-miss collection of jaw-dropping military aircraft -
Historic Pensacola Village
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
(
www.historicpensacola.org
;
Zaragoza St, btwn Tarragona & Adams Sts; adult/child $6/3;
10am-4pm Tue-Sat, tours 11am, 1pm & 2:30pm)
Pensacola says 'take that, St Augustine!' with
this village, a self-contained enclave of historic homes and museums. Admission is good
for one week and includes a guided tour and entrance to each building.
TT Wentworth Museum
MUSEUM
(330 S Jefferson St; admission free; 10am-4pm)
The TT Wentworth Museum has
two floors of Florida history, including remnants of the Luna expedition and one floor of
Wentworth's collection of oddities, including his famous petrified cat.
Pensacola Museum of Art
MUSEUM
(
www.pensacolamuseumofart.org
;
407 S Jefferson St; adult/student $5/3; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri,
from noon Sat)
In the city's old jail (1908), this lovely art museum features an impressive,
growing collection of major 20th- and 21st-century artists, spanning cubism, realism, pop
art and folk art.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
PARK
(
www.nps.gov/guis
; 7-day pedestrian & cyclist/car $3/8; sunrise-sunset)
To enjoy the area's
lovely white sands, head to the easy-access Pensacola Beach or the neighboring Gulf Is-
lands National Seashore, part of a 150-mile stretch of undeveloped beach. Aim for the
Naval Live Oaks
section for a calm, family-friendly beach, and drive out to
Fort Pick-
ens
(
850-934-2600;
www.nps.gov/guis
; Fort Pickens Rd, Pensacola;
)
to poke around this
crumbling wreck of a 19th-century fort.
Sleeping
Noble Inn
B&B$$$
( 850-434-9544;
www.noblemanor.com
;
110 W Strong St; r $135-145, ste $160; )
This
B&B has the prettiest rooms in town; 'Bacall' would be opulent enough for its name-
sake.
