Things to Do in Pensacola
The National Naval Aviation Museum, Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas, the Pensacola Lighthouse and Historic Pensacola Village. Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed and RV parking.
Pensacola, Florida · Things to do
Guides
6 guides
Hours, fees & tips
Free to visit
2 of 6
Admission is on each guide
Elevation
Near sea level
Around the area
Best time
Mar–May
Also Oct–Nov
Updated October 31, 2026 · Each guide covers hours, admission and RV parking
What to do
Things to do in Pensacola
Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed, RV parking and what’s nearby.
Big Lagoon State Park
Climb the observation tower for views over Big Lagoon to Perdido Key, walk the marsh boardwalks and swim from quiet lagoon beaches, all for $6 a carload.
Fort Barrancas
Cross the drawbridge into an 1840s brick fort on the bluffs above Pensacola Bay, then take the tunnel down to the 1797 Spanish Water Battery.
Fort Pickens
Explore the biggest of the national seashore’s brick forts, then spend the afternoon on the white-sand beaches at the western tip of Santa Rosa Island.
Historic Pensacola Village
Walk through more than 450 years of Pensacola history in restored houses, an 1832 church and museums on 8.5 acres downtown, all on one ticket good for seven days.
National Naval Aviation Museum
More than 150 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft under one roof, free to visit, with Blue Angels practices on the flight line out back on many spring-to-fall mornings.
Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Climb 177 steps to the top of Pensacola’s 1859 lighthouse for views over the pass, the old forts and the Gulf, then tour the museum in the keeper’s quarters.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos: Big Lagoon State Park: Ebyabe on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Fort Barrancas: NPS on Wikimedia Commons (public domain); Fort Pickens: NPS on Wikimedia Commons (public domain); Historic Pensacola Village: Carol M. Highsmith on Wikimedia Commons (public domain); National Naval Aviation Museum: U.S. Navy on Wikimedia Commons (public domain); Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum: Ebyabe on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). The header photo is the Big Lagoon State Park card image.
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