Art & Culture
Ocean Springs has been an artists' town for generations. Walter Anderson painted here, his family still throws pots under the oaks at Shearwater, and today you'll find murals, sculptures and galleries tucked around every corner of downtown. Wander from the museum to the depot, look up at the live oaks, and look down at the street, because even the pavement is a canvas here.
Museums & Galleries
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
The heart of Ocean Springs art: Walter Anderson's paintings, block prints and watercolors, plus a great gift shop.
510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · walterandersonmuseum.org
Community Center Murals
Next door to the museum, Walter Anderson painted the entire inside of this hall with murals of Coast history and nature. Ask at the museum about seeing them.
512 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · walterandersonmuseum.org
L&N Depot & Realizations
The 1907 train depot is home to the Chamber of Commerce and to Realizations, the Anderson family's shop of Walter Anderson prints and gifts.
1000 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · realizationsonline.com
Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center
A former school turned arts center with galleries, classes, performances and the Ocean Springs History Museum.
1600 Government St, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · themaryc.art
Shearwater Pottery
The Anderson family's working pottery since 1928, tucked under the oaks near the bay. Its showroom is open daily (Sunday afternoons only).
102 Shearwater Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · shearwaterpottery.com
Public Art
Washington Avenue Ground Mural
Look down: a colorful street mural inspired by Walter Anderson's designs stretches across Washington Avenue by the museum.
400-500 blocks of Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Chamber Sculpture Garden
Sculptures by William Ludwig and other artists dot the grounds around the old depot.
1000 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
The Roost: All One People
On the grounds of The Roost hotel, Chris Stebly's 10-by-24-foot freestanding aluminum installation All One People makes a great photo stop on your way down Porter Avenue.
604 Porter Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
The Collective
Art is built into this Porter Avenue campus. The building's design draws on the work of Ocean Springs artist Mac Anderson, and inside The Book Porter a 12-by-20-foot Halstead Bayou mural, cut from birch plywood by local maker Brian Milling and hand-painted, brings the local wildlife indoors.
401 Porter Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · oceanspringscollective.com
Rooftop Taco & Tequila Bar Mural
A big, bright mural by Karah Younger and Robert Waldrop on Government Street.
1110 Government St, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Crooked Feather
A 30-foot carved cypress head honoring the region's Native American tribes, part of Peter Toth's Trail of Whispering Giants.
500 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
D'Iberville Standing Watch
A statue of the French explorer overlooking Biloxi Bay in Fort Maurepas Park, near where he landed in 1699.
409 Front Beach Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Parks, Landmarks & Stroll Stops
Marshall Park
Downtown's shady green since 1919, with oaks, benches and festivals.
1001 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Little Children's Park
A sweet neighborhood park with play equipment under the oaks, just south of the museum.
400 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Ocean Springs Municipal Library
A welcoming public library a block off Washington Avenue, with a good local history collection.
525 Dewey Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · jgrls.org
Dewey Avenue Pocket Park
A small shaded park with seating, built by the OSPREYS group near the library and City Hall.
Dewey Ave near City Hall, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
The Ruskin Oak
One of the Coast's grand old live oaks, named for the street it shades. It's on private property, so enjoy it from the street.
309 Ruskin Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Inner Harbor
Stroll the docks among the shrimp boats and sailboats, and stay for sunset over the bay.
1310 Harbor Rd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
