Is there anything worthwhile about Bay St. Louis?

Or maybe keep going on past Gulfport/Biloxi also.

If you want to relax and stay at a B&B, I think it is a neat area. I would take that option vs staying at the casinos in Biloxi.

get off at 607 and at least take highway 90 if you're gonna keep going past the Bay. It won't tack on all that much more time and it's a gorgeous drive

Bay St. Louis is a cool little town, and as a poster above me said, I'd prefer it to Biloxi.

Ocean Springs is a lot of fun too, though. Just depends on what kind of weekend you're looking for

Gaston has a super modern partially gay home you can visit.

Depends what you want. BSL is a super cool little town that really comes alive on the second Saturday thing every month. Outside of that, the shops on Main and restaurants are the top attractions. The beach is about the same all the way down the MS coast, depending on wind and weather though.

BSL has an Old Towne portion that I use synonymous with the BSL, but it has other seedier parts as well. Bars are better here I would say, restaurants are better here I would say, casinos aren't as good by a long shot I don't think. You can bike around BSL and hit breakfast joints, coffee shops, art galleries, beer bars, fine dining...tons of little antique stores and what not. I'd probably try to stay at the new B&B on the beach if you're not going to rent a house on vrbo. You can rent bikes and paddleboards/kayaks right on Main street.

https://baytowninn.com/
It's more of hotel/condo looking thing with a neat front house...but it's brand new and I've never been.

I don't venture East much. This weekend?