Barrier Islands
Beaches, lagoons and maritime woodlands offer a rare solitude not far from a rapidly developing gulf coast.

Fort Barrancas
The Spanish built this strong fort, completed in 1797, and called San Carlos de Barrancas -- "barrancas" is the Spanish word for "bluff."

Fort Massachusetts
Fort Massachusetts was one of the last masonry coastal fortifications to be built in the U.S.

Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is the largest of four forts built to defend Pensacola Bay and its navy yard.

Naval Live Oaks
In 1828 the United States purchased this land with the goal of conserving its valuable timber resources for ship-building. Five thousand years before, Native Americans had lived along the water's edge close to the rich marine resources.