These are just a few of the exciting and educational things that you will experience when you enter Marine Life on the beach in Gulfport. Musum Situated on the eastern tip of the Biloxi peninsula, the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum is housed in a Spanish influence structure built in 1934 as part of a U.S. Coast Guard station. The Museum traces the 300 year history of Biloxi from the time of its first Indian residents through its growth as a popular antebellum resort and bustling seafood processing center. Special exhibits describe the various crafts which ar found in a maritime community such as boatbuilding, netmaking, marine blacksmithing and sailmaking. The Museum operates two replica oyster schooners, which are docked at the adjacent Point Cadet Marina.
Admission is charged.
In 1856, Tullis-Toledano Manor was built for Christoval and Matilde Toledano. Located on Biloxi's East Beach, the Manor is one of the Coast's most unique examples of antebellum architecture. The Manor contains period furnishings which are used to interpret the house in an antebellum setting. The Manor is also available for private parties. The Biloxi Mardi Gras Museum is housed in the restored antebellum Magnolia Hotel, which was constructed in 1847.