Located at the edge of the cape, this little park offers an over-dunes boardwalk, waterfront views and good spots for a picnic.


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2. St Vincent Island

11.49 MILES

Just a few minutes from Apalachicola, but accessible only by boat, lies this pristine island. Its pearly dunes reveal 5000-year-old geological records,…

3. Trinity Episcopal Church

19.82 MILES

This handsome church was built in New York state and cut into sections, which were shipped down the Atlantic Coast and around the Keys before making their…

4. John Gorrie State Museum

19.84 MILES

Dr John Gorrie (1803–55), one of Apalachicola's most famous sons, developed an ice-making machine to keep yellow-fever patients cool during an epidemic…

5. Raney House

19.87 MILES

Sitting behind a white-picket fence and a facade of grand columns, this small museum occupies the former 1838 Southern style–plantation home of David…

6. Apalachicola Maritime Museum

20.11 MILES

This small museum, which rests on the banks of the Apalachicola River, gives a breakdown on the history of oystering, fishing and boat building in…

7. Fort Gadsen Historic Site

24.16 MILES

This is the former location of an 1814 British fort manned by African American and Native American soldiers armed and trained by the British to defend…