Oh, and that's not even touching on what's happening at the area's casinos. With each return trip, my adulation for the region has only been magnified, thanks to the continuing string of new beach-side restaurants, a state-of-the-art minor league baseball stadium, a local brewery, INFINITY Science Center, an aquarium sitting on 5.3 acres in Gulfport (coming later this year) and more. Since that initial trip a little more than a decade ago, I've had the good fortune to make it back to the area frequently, for both business and pleasure. if you're on the hunt for an affordable combination of high-quality casinos, golf, food, music, culture, shoreline and optimal weather. What I found out rather quickly was that there may not be a better place in the U.S. Having never been to Mississippi, I had no idea what to expect as I flew south from Boston. My first exposure to the 62 miles of white sand beaches on Coastal Mississippi came in April 2009, when I was invited on a media trip to tour the region’s casinos and golf courses.
