Pensacola, United States
3182 Taylor Rd
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Good for kids
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cool place full of history. Worth the trip if you’re checking out NAS for the lighthouse or museum.
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Small but very well done, the National Park Service has done a bang up job making an old fort into a beautiful area to wander, enjoy the sunshine, wander the long corridors inside the fortifications, and receive a good education about how European conflicts as well as the American Civil War were part of the history of this area. Because of the beautiful open areas and underground tunnels, there's a bit for everyone, including those who like to watch jets and Navy trainer aircraft fly by. If you like history, be sure to spend time to read the various boards in the small but we'll organized visitor center.
Definitely something to experience! Learned a great amount of history about our country I never had a clue about while being awed by the craftsmanship and attention to detail put into a building made by a relatively small number of hands that weren't even free men. It's a humbling experience and absolutely worth the time to visit and walk through the structures.
Fantastic National Park location. You can explore most of this fort on your own and also get a great view of Fort Pickens across Pensacola Bay. The ranger tour is available on the weekends and is well worth it to learn the how the fort was constructed and its history. Highly recommend the Advanced Readout tour if you are more adventurous. This second site (not far from the visitor center) is only accessible with the ranger tour and takes you through the abandoned structure complete with dark passageways and potential encounters with bats, snakes and other local fauna. Not suitable for young children. The fort is located on the Naval Air Station, so you will need to pass through a checkpoint and show ID to get to the fort. There is limited RV parking at the visitor center, so you may want to call ahead and ensure that there is space to park if you are driving a larger rig. The Junior Ranger program for this site is part of the larger Gulf Islands National Seashore booklet, but there are a couple of activities based on exploring the fort or walking on the .5 mile woodland nature trail near the visitor center.
Absolutely loved this place. It made me feel like a kid wandering the long halls and tunnels that connects everything. I pretty much had the place to myself, and it was even a bit creepy in a good way. If you are in the area at the lighthouse or naval air museum, this is a must to check out.
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