Lavish floating casinos have brought gaming, exciting nightlife and prosperity to this sultry seaside retreat. However, Hurricane Katrina wiped out many of the Gulf Coast casinos in 2005. The Magnolia State quickly developed a thriving water-based gaming industry, with casinos on the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River. It officially legalized this type of gaming in 1990. Culture-seeking landlubbers can head into town to sample a number of historical and cultural sites, such as Beauvoir, the Biloxi Lighthouse and the Ohr-OKeefe Museum. Like Louisiana, Mississippi also has a long history of riverboat gambling. In addition to water sports, families will find plenty to do at local mini-golf courses, amusement parks and the aquarium. Spend the day riding waves, jet skiing, deep-sea fishing or sailing.

Its prime location on the shores of the Mississippi Gulf Coast means, no matter where you are, the beach is never far away.

Whether you're looking for fun in the sun, cultural attractions, eclectic cuisine or glittering casinos, 'the playground of the South' offers the perfect mix of exciting attractions and affordable accommodation. With an age-old reputation for being a place where anything goes, Biloxi, not New Orleans, lays claim to having hosted the first party to end all parties, Mardi Gras.

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