Things to do in Mississippi
17 places worth stopping for and 4 places to stay on a road trip through Mississippi.
See and do
- Museum
Museum · ClarksdaleHidden gem
Delta Blues Museum
Small museum in an old depot, in the town where the blues began.
- Museum
Museum · Indianola
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center
A museum in B.B. King's hometown telling his story alongside the history of the Delta.
- History
History · ClevelandHidden gem
Dockery Farms
A former cotton plantation widely called the birthplace of Delta blues, where Charley Patton played.
- Waterfall
Waterfall · WoodvilleHidden gem
Clark Creek Natural Area
Steep wooded ravines with a string of waterfalls, one of Mississippi's best hiking spots.
- History
History · Port Gibson
Windsor Ruins
Soaring Corinthian columns, all that remains of a vast antebellum mansion that burned in 1890.
- History
History · NatchezHidden gem
Emerald Mound
The second largest Native American ceremonial mound in the country, beside the Trace.
- History
History · OxfordHidden gem
Rowan Oak
William Faulkner's home, open for self-guided visits.
- History
History · Vicksburg
Vicksburg National Military Park
A 16-mile tour road through preserved Civil War siege lines.
- History
History · Jackson
Eudora Welty House and Garden
The Jackson home of writer Eudora Welty, with her books, garden and a deeply personal tour.
- History
History · Natchez
Longwood
An unfinished eight-sided mansion with a Moorish dome, frozen when the Civil War began.
- History
History · TupeloHidden gem
Elvis Presley Birthplace
The tiny house where Elvis was born, with a museum and chapel.
- History
History · Port GibsonHidden gem
Grand Gulf Military State Park
A Civil War fort site on the Mississippi bluffs with a museum, a river overlook and camping.
- Gallery
Gallery · Ocean Springs
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
A small museum devoted to the Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, in a pretty town.
- Town
Town · Mound BayouHidden gem
Mound Bayou
A small Delta town founded in 1887 by formerly enslaved people, still a landmark of Black self-government.
- History
History · NoxapaterHidden gem
Nanih Waiya
A sacred platform mound at the heart of Choctaw tradition, now a quiet state site.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · Flora
Mississippi Petrified Forest
Walk among ancient petrified logs in a small private park north of Jackson.
- History
History · Natchez
Melrose Mansion
A well-preserved Greek Revival mansion and grounds in Natchez National Historical Park.
Food stops
Places to stay
- History
History · Port GibsonHidden gem
Rocky Springs ghost town
A Natchez Trace campground at an abandoned town with a surviving church.
Campground · TishomingoHidden gem
Tishomingo State Park
Rocky state park with a swinging bridge and tidy camping in northeast Mississippi.
- Campground
Campground · Waveland
Buccaneer State Park
Beachfront camping on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with a water park and a short walk to the sand.
- Campground
Campground · StantonHidden gem
Natchez State Park
A lakeside state park near Natchez with camping, cabins and wooded trails.
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