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Mississippi · Couples · Two nights

Bay St. Louis

An artsy little town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Bay St. Louis calls itself “a place apart”: a small town on the Gulf with galleries, porches and seafood restaurants along Beach Boulevard. Walk Old Town on Second Saturday, eat oysters looking over the bay, visit the INFINITY Science Center beside NASA’s rocket-engine test site and drive to Ocean Springs for Walter Anderson’s art.

Gulf Coast townArt & galleriesSeafood
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White fishing and pleasure boats moored in the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor
The municipal harbor, Bay St. Louis
YOUR ROUTEKMYR to KHSA
STRAIGHT-LINE DISTANCE~571 NM
ILLUSTRATIVE FLIGHT TIME~4 hr 03 min
WEEKEND STYLETwo nights · Rental car

Time illustration: direct distance at 150 KTAS plus 15 minutes for departure and arrival, matching the discovery page. Use ForeFlight for your actual flight plan.

01 / Aviation & getting around

Land at Stennis.

KHSA, Stennis International Airport, is a towered field with a long runway, about 15 minutes north of Old Town Bay St. Louis.

The FBO

Million Air Stennis

Stennis International Airport, Bay St. Louis, MS

228-463-2389

Confirm FBO hours, ramp fees and rental-car or courtesy-car options. No live fuel price is shown.

Expect military and training traffic. Summer brings afternoon storms, and hurricane season runs June to November. About 570 nm from Myrtle Beach: plan a fuel stop or a long nonstop leg.

02 / Where to stay

A small inn or a resort on the coast.

Rates and availability need travel dates.

03 / Where to eat

Seafood on Beach Boulevard.

Reserve weekend dinners.

04 / Things to do

Galleries, space and the Gulf.

An easy, low-key weekend.

01

Old Town Bay St. Louis

Galleries, antique shops and cafés; the Second Saturday art walk is the liveliest night.

Old Town
02

INFINITY Science Center

A space and earth science museum and the visitor center for NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

INFINITY
03

The beach & the bay bridge

Walk or bike the beachfront and the bridge to Pass Christian.

Coastal Mississippi
04

Walter Anderson Museum of Art

Vivid work by the Gulf Coast artist, in Ocean Springs.

Museum
05 / What’s happening

Sometimes the season is the reason to fly.

This prototype links to the local visitor site. It does not yet match events to your travel dates.

Spring & fall

Best seasons

Warm, with fewer storms than summer.

Concerts, festivals & local happenings

Check the local calendar when choosing a weekend, and confirm dates and tickets with the organizer.

Browse Gulf Coast events
06 / Suggested itinerary

Friday in. Sunday home.

A sample weekend: art, seafood and space. No bookings or availability confirmed.

DAY 1

Arrive & Old Town

  1. Arrival

    Land at KHSA, subject to weather and your actual flight plan.

  2. Afternoon

    Walk Old Town and the beach.

  3. Evening

    Dinner at 200 North Beach.

DAY 2

Space & art

  1. Morning

    INFINITY Science Center, near the airport.

  2. Afternoon

    Drive to Ocean Springs for the Walter Anderson Museum.

  3. Evening

    Dinner at Field’s.

DAY 3

Beach & home

  1. Morning

    Lunch at Lemoine’s Landing.

  2. Before leaving

    Allow time at the FBO.

  3. Fly home

    Summer storms build in the afternoon; leave early.

07 / Good to know

Keep the weekend easy to change.

These details make the difference between an appealing list and a usable getaway.

Book in this order

Lodging first, then dinners.

Second Saturday

Plan around it for the liveliest Old Town evening.

Long flight

About 570 nm. Plan a fuel stop or a long nonstop leg.

Hurricane season

June through November. Keep plans flexible.

Reviewed · Destination 71

Reviewed November 4, 2026.

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