Mississippi Top Things To Do
• Tour the Corinth Civil War Interpretative Center (website: www.nps.gov/shil/historyculture/corinth.htm). The centre chronicles the Battle of Corinth and its significance in Civil War history.
• Visit Oxford, the picturesque town captured forever in the writings of William Faulkner. Rowan Oak, Faulkner's house, can be visited today and remains much as the literary giant left it, with the outline of his novel, A Fable, scrawled on his study wall.
• Explore Vicksburg National Military Park (website: www.nps.gov/vick) where some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War took place. Here, on 4 July 1863, the Union victory helped the Yankees gain control of the Mississippi River. Living history demonstrations and battle re-enactments every summer provide a fascinating insight into this dramatic period.
• Discover Natchez (website: www.visitnatchez.com), the oldest civilised settlement on the Mississippi River, it was spared major destruction in the Civil War. Today, over 500 historic buildings and antebellum mansions still stand providing a wonderful glimpse of pre-war life in the Deep South. Stay in an historic bed & breakfast, then explore Natchez-under-the-Hill, with its shops and famous dockside gaming.
• Make Natchez your starting point for the Deep South Antique & Wine Trail (website: www.deepsouthantiqueandwinetrail.com), which is a co-operative endeavour between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana and covers 322km (200 miles) and six counties, with over 100 antique shops en route.
• Join a Mississippi riverboat (website: www.mississippirivercruises.com) for a cruise down Ole Man River. Paddle-wheel steamboats take travellers on an historic journey down the Mississippi River through the Old South.
• Enjoy the famous All-American Rose Garden in Hattiesburg (website: www.hattiesburg.org), which features 740 patented bushes.
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