Plaza de Luna
900 S Palafox St Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 436-5670
From the 1500s with Love: Discover Pensacola, America’s First Settlement, During America’s 250th Anniversary
As the nation prepares to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, Pensacola offers a chance to explore a story that began centuries before 1776. Founded in 1559 as America’s First Settlement, Pensacola’s history began more than two centuries before the nation declared independence. Today, the Pensacola Bay Area invites visitors to explore more than 465 years of culture, resilience, and discovery, including historic landmarks and museums to the beaches, waterways, and neighborhoods that define the destination.
[Header photo courtesy of the University of West Florida POP: Murals]
Step Into History with These Local Attractions
Historic Pensacola
330 South Jefferson St Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 595-5985
Fort Pickens — Gulf Islands National Seashore
1400 Fort Pickens Road Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 (850) 934-2600
Pensacola Museum of History
330 South Jefferson Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 595-5985
America’s First Settlement Trail
120 Church Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 595-5985
National Naval Aviation Museum
1750 Radford Blvd., Ste B NAS Pensacola, FL 32508 (850) 452-3604
Explore History
Step Back in Time: Explore Pensacola’s History Along the America’s First Settlement Trail
Step Back in Time at Historic Pensacola Village & Explore Hands-On History
Five Historical Stops While Visiting Downtown Pensacola
America’s 1st Settlement Trail
African American History
Multicultural Pensacola
America's Tall Ship, U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle in Pensacola
May 23 — 25
At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II.
