biloxi visitors center

I would have never guessed that I would review a Visitor's Center, but for visitors to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, this is a MUST-DO-stop! It not only is located in a beautiful building - worth seeing in itself, but its beautiful balcony has an unprecedented view of the Gulf coast and the Biloxi lighthouse! (registered in Ripley's Believe It - or Not! because it stands in the middle of a 4 lane highway!). There are lovely people that work the desk that are friendly and know their area well... (They seem determined that others will love their area as much as they do.... ). A fabulous museum at the rear of the center is interactive and provides a great audio and visual history of the area... Incredible art is found throughout the Center and for sale within a small, charming gift shop.... And certainly all visitors should see the film of the impact of Hurricane Katrina (2005). It is shown twice a day in the theater upstairs - for free. As I said, this should be the beginning of your visit, but we have returned a couple of times, ourselves!

Building is amazing, staff not so friendly, one gentleman reached directly in front of me to grab broucher, but never accknowledged my presence. Souvenir shop cashier was just reading a book, didn't help any one, didn't even greet anyone.

A destination in itself! The beautiful structure was built in the style of a home that stood there but was destroyed by Katrina. It is the epitome of southern architecture. Inside is all the info you will want, a museum, an art gallery, beautiful wood sculptures. Upon entering you feel as if you are walking into a living room in history. Do not miss it!

A destination unto itself...be sure to walk through the exhibits of Biloxi's history, and ask to see the free movie about Katrina. the day I was there a wonderful Christmas fair was occurring and the local artisans were something to see.

If you want to start you visit to Biloxi and get some brochures or ideas on what to see and do, I recommend the Biloxi Visitor Center. The folks are very helpful and location is easy to get to right along highway 90. We enjoyed the movie about Katrina and its impact on Biloxi.

While staying in Biloxi or even if you are passing through it is well worth stopping off at this visitors centreAll of the staff were very friendly and more than happy to answer our questions The whole centre is a brand new building put up after Katrina it looks like an old plantation house and it is beautifully decorated insideOne staff member recommended somethings for us to do and even pointed out which coupons we could use to save moneyThe gift shop is small but has some reasonably priced souvenirsWe told about a film that they were showing about the effects of Katrina on Biloxi, we went and watched it and were amazed at how much damage Biloxi suffered, New Orleans got all of the tv footage at the time, but Biloxi actually lost 6000 propertiesThe film was emotional and showed how damaging nature can be, as you drive along the front you can see evidence every where of properties that were destroyed and have never been rebuiltDefinitely worth a visit

This is a really good place to stop and visit. They have a museum and a gift shop, atm and a lot of helpful information

Some very friendly volunteers helped make this worthwhile. The film upstairs was short, but worthwhile.it was a good design to make a new building fit in, looking like a plantation house. I liked the model sailboat, built by a local artist, just as an example. Do it...it's free!

Free...very informative about the are. The Docent's are very knowledgeable and eager to answer questions. Small gift shop with some nice articles from local artisans. BUT!!! beware. They don't take plastic. I don't carry much cash, anymore and rarely have a check with me. Luckily, I had a dog-warred old check hiding in my purse.

We loved all the small exhibits and the theater on the second floor with a wonderful video of the area after Katrina, which chronicled the clean up efforts.

it was very nice inside. the employees were helpful. The display of Southern Mississippi history was very interesting.

This was my first Marti Gras, so I had several questions and the customer service rep was very patient, answered all of my questions and her tips were very helpful for our visit. I was pleased.

Stop here if you go to Biloxi-- lots of information on the general area. Coupons, brochures, gift shop. Walk to light house-- they do charge admission to go up in light house. Walk across street to pier. Beach is nice here.

The gentleman who greeted us was very nice and gave great information. Toured the area. Loved the old building. Just stood there for a moment and Looked at the beach

Perfectly convenient, with the beach across the street and the lighthouse nearby. Make a day of the 3. The visitor center staff is knowledgeable and friendly. The museum is filled with interesting facts and is self paced. I love the little handheld speaker you carry around to give you a personal tour. You enter only the display you want to hear about, neat! I had not seen this before. We took lots of pics in the visitor center too, it's lovely. Many of the bus and trolley tours meet across the street so this place was a focal point for our visit.