<p>Not to beat this up, but I’m from Florida and I’ve seen the gulf beaches of Mississippi driving past them on my way to New Orleans; in comparison to the white sand, blue water beaches of Florida, Mississippi’s beaches aren’t gorgeous. Too, nice gulf beaches in Lousiana are nonexistent. Mississippi gulf beaches are at least an hour drive from New Orleans anyway. Still, a day at the beach in Mississippi probably beats a day at work anywhere; I guess gorgeousness is in the eye of the beholder.</p>