Biloxi, MS

We took a brief trip to Mississippi many years ago, so we thought we’d head that way to continue our journey along the Gulf. Biloxi was conveniently located and had beaches and lighthouses, so we thought it sounded like a great place to visit. We were not disappointed at all! 🥰

Our first stop was Biloxi Beach, which runs along the Mississippi Sound that leads out into the Gulf of America. The beautiful white sand beach is actually part of one of the world’s largest man-made beaches! It’s 26 miles of absolute beauty! The seawall was originally built in 1926 to prevent the erosion and damage from the hurricanes, but it was reconstructed in 1950. During our visit, we walked along the seawall, enjoyed the pure white sand, and relaxed in the sun. ☀️

We weren’t the only ones walking in the sand. There were several other types of tracks of some cute little friends that we followed along the shore. 👣

Biloxi Beach is also rich in history! The Biloxi Beach hosted civil rights wade-ins to give equal access to the beach, which gave rise to spreading equality in the area. There’s also a Moonwalk you can take which leads to the Astronaut Fred Haise monument! We enjoyed taking the moonwalk with the birds, and listening to the sound of the waves. 🌊

I thought the coolest thing about Biloxi is that it’s home to the Biloxi Lighthouse! What’s so special about the Biloxi Lighthouse? Well, I’m glad you asked! 😉

This 64 ft. tall lighthouse was one of the first lighthouses in the south to be constructed of cast iron.
It has 57 steps to climb to reach the top, but due to some restoration we were not able to take the climb. I was a bit disappointed since I was hoping for a glimpse of the fifth-order Fresnel lens, but the other history we learned that day made up for it.
Built in 1848, it is the sole survivor of the 13 that were originally built along the Mississippi gulf coast.
“The lighthouse has been maintained by female keepers for more years than any other lighthouse in the United States,” according to Wikipedia.
It’s the only lighthouse that sits in the middle of a highway! It was actually a challenge for me to try to take pictures without having a car in the pic!
The Biloxi Lighthouse survived over 20 hurricanes! 🌀

Inside the lighthouse, our very amazing tour guide showed us the lines where the water level reached during the hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina had water pouring inside and it reached a level of 21.5′. After the storm, the damage done by Katrina was pretty extensive and had actually ripped out part of the brick interior structure. 🧱

The visitor’s center in Biloxi was also pretty amazing! We found some incredible memorabilia and had a great time exploring! On display were Bo Diddley’s guitar, Elvis Presley’s suide jacket, and Charlie Rich’s sweater. 🤩 We were intrigued with the historical displays, saw the original key to the lighthouse, and were super excited to see a lunar sample from the Apollo 14 mission to the moon. 🌕

We also learned about the famous people who lived in Biloxi including:

Jefferson Davis-The former president of the Confederacy
Frank Genry-Architect
Edward Barq-Chemist & Inventor of Barq’s Root Beer 🥤
Dusti Bonge-Artist
Jimmy Buffett-Singer & Songwriter
Fred Haise-Astronaut
John Grishan-Author

There were so many things to see and do in Biloxi, and these are just a few! Our whole family agreed that we definitely need to come back to see more of what this beautiful city has to offer! 💕

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