Gulfport, United States: Self-Guided Walking Tour
Things to Do in Gulfport, Mississippi
Looking for things to do in Gulfport? This Mississippi Gulf Coast city combines aviation and railway museums with the broad setting of Harrison County, shaped by waterways, bays, islands, and Gulf Coast history. Gulfport is also a county seat and part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. Neywo has a free audio guide for Gulfport with 3 narrated places, available in 11 languages.
What to See in Gulfport
Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum brings aviation history to Gulfport. It is a natural stop for anyone interested in aircraft and the role aviation has played in Mississippi.
TrainTastic
TrainTastic is a museum devoted to model railroads. Its miniature railway world offers a different kind of museum experience, with trains and detailed layouts to explore in Gulfport.
Harrison County
Gulfport is located in Harrison County, whose two county seats are Gulfport and Biloxi. The county forms part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area and extends across a setting of towns, waterways, bays, and islands.
Harrison County was named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Its history also includes the devastating effects of major hurricanes: Hurricane Camille struck on August 17, 1969, and Hurricane Katrina followed on August 29, 2005. Both caused catastrophic damage.
The county recorded a population of 208,621 in the 2020 census. Learning about this wider setting adds context to a visit to Gulfport, placing the city within the coastal landscape and history of Mississippi.
Explore Gulfport with Neywo
There are no scheduled group walks or fixed tour routes to follow. Instead, Neywo’s free Gulfport audio guide includes 3 narrated places. Each story plays as you reach the place, at your own pace, with no group and no schedule. Narration is available in 11 languages.
Download Neywo and explore Gulfport independently, listening to the story of each place as you arrive. When you continue travelling through the state, discover more destinations in Mississippi or explore other cities across the United States.
Places with an audio guide in Gulfport
2 places in Gulfport with a Neywo audio guide. Each one starts telling its story as you reach it.
Walk Gulfport with Neywo
Neywo turns Gulfport into a self-guided audio tour. Stories arrive as you reach the place they belong to, and the route reshapes when you wander off it.
