Of note in Biloxi

As we spent 10 days in Biloxi, we of course tried to single-handedly spur the local economy with our tourist dollars.  The casinos are back in full swing, having fully recovered from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  The visitor's center along Beach Blvd on the west side of town, next to the Biloxi Lighthouse, has been re-built and is very nice.  Several museums have also been rebuilt and are nice.



 There remain many vacant lots for sale, where buildings and homes used to stand before Katrina pushed a 25 foot mountain of water across the land.  In particular, the 150-year-old mansions that used to line Beach Blvd are only memories now.  A lot of history was lost when that bad girl came ashore.

Additionally, there used to be 150-year-old oak trees lining the road that became US Hwy 90,  After the hurricane, the city tried to keep the memory of the trees alive by having a "chain saw artist" carve sculptures out of the remnant tree trunks.  I think the sculptures are impressive, so we drove along Beach Blvd to take photos.