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| Travel Guide for Mississippi Located in the depth of the South that borders the Gulf of Mexico and named after American's mightiest and most storied waterway which wriggles and loops its way along its western boundary, Mississippi is a classic southern state, oddly part down-home hospitality, part up-market creature comforts. From contemporary appeal of the cosmopolitan capital city Jackson to the historic river towns of Natchez and Vicksburg, from the idyllic college towns of Oxford (University of Mississippi), Columbus (Mississippi State University) and Hattiesburg (University of Southern Mississippi) to lavish dockside casino complexes in Tunica and Gulf Coast resorts, from the luscious evergreen forests where musical and literary legends of Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Jimmie Rodgers Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, are spawned to the loquacious streams and glassy lakes where crappie, bream and catfish are just ready to be caught, Mississippi yields incredible rewards for residents and visitors. No matter it is the sheer magnificence of Mississippi River, the wonderful Antebellum Home Pilgrimage tours, the tranquil get-away-from-it-all retreat, or the great vacation packages offered by some Mississippi casino hotels and resorts that take your fancy, rest assured pockets of your picks of ideal Mississippi vacation will be right around the next corner. With all these great Mississippi travel options all at your fingertips, you might wonder how will anybody ever make up his mind while planning his vacation in the Hospitality State. There are far too many to list that you have to pitifully leave out such prime examples as Clarksdale, home of Delta Blues Museum, Greenville, location of the Winterville Mounds Museum State Park, Holly Springs, historic town with several antebellum architecture and Graceland Too Elvis memorabilia, Corinth, old civil war town offering a Civil War Interpretive Center, and Philadelphia, birthplace of the Choctaw Indian Nation, and focus on major reasons that bring you here in the Magnolia State. With a deep-rooted legacy of laid-back way of life, fine traditional folk art, gourmet southern cuisine, welcoming hospitality and valorous spirit, Mississippi explicitly heralds everything that constitutes a legendary southern experience. For the sensuous romance that lingers like the sound of the blues and the scent of magnolia flowers in the Deep South, antebellum home tours should take the center stage on your agenda. Beacons for architecture and history buffs visiting Mississippi are the engaging historic river towns of Vicksburg and Natchez, driving between the two cities along the legendary Hwy-61 would afford unobstructed scenic views of the Mississippi Delta region. Within the city limits, you'll find a host of well-preserved antebellum estate and plantation mansions, among them many iconic landmarks like the Cedar Grove Mansion and Stained Glass Manor-Oak Hall in Vicksburg, and Longwood mansion and Monmouth Plantation in Natchez. D Most of these antebellum homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while some of them are converted to charming Mississippi bed and breakfasts providing relaxing retreats for a weekend romance with authentic antiques, lush gardens, and authentic Southern cuisine. Other signature attractions in this area include Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg National Cemetery, Natchez National Historic Park, and Old South Winery. You can choose to stay at quaint Mississippi bed and breakfasts, like Riverview Bed and Breakfast in Natchez, or opt for reliable national chain hotels in Mississippi, like Hampton Inn Vicksburg. The Natchez Trace Parkway leads from Natchez to Jackson, the state capital and largest city in the state. For the blase city slickers, attractions in Jackson, like the National Agricultural Aviation Museum, Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History, Governor's Mansion, Mississippi Museum of Art, The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and Ballet Mississippi and Mississippi Opera performances do not get much better than the scenic drive itself, although the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson Mynelle Gardens and Jackson Zoological Park do perk up the little ones in the family, and the outstanding array of hotels in Jackson MS do win over any other variety of Mississippi hotels. While journeying along the scenic route, beware of the strictly-enforced 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit, the occasional crossing of wild animals, and the cycling and camping crowds who share the same road with you. If you prefer plush neon-lit luxuries and pulsating nightlife to Greek revival mansions and fragrant magnolia, make a beeline for Mississippi casinos. It's not joking when Mississippians declaring that their home state now ranks as the third largest gaming destination after Nevada and New Jersey. Benefited most from this voluminous windfall of legalize gambling industry are the Tunica County and the Gulf Coast. Built on what was for centuries the fertile cotton-growing topsoil, Tunica Mississippi casino hotels and resorts, such as the Gold Strike Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Bally's Saloon Gambling Hall Hotel, Grand Casino and more, help to thrust the rural area onto the top of the list as a popular tourist destination in the state. To delightfully spend all that hard-won money, hit the Tunica River Park shopping district and the Casino Factory Shoppes. The Las Vegas style excitement of gambling, plus the quite preserves of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, and an abundance of family-fun at the beaches, on the waters, and in the glassed-in theme parks, characterizes the Gulf Coast offerings for visitors. Biloxi, the heart and soul of the Gulf Coast Mississippi, boasts the Beau Rivage Casino, Beau Rivage Biloxi Resort & Casino, and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, as well as the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center/Aquarium, Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum, Magic Golf/Biloxi Beach Amusement Park, Time In Family Fun Center, and the Beauvoir, former residence of Jefferson Davis. With the addition of Gulfport's Grand Casino Gulfport, Marine Life Oceanarium, Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, the 13th Street Gallery, Gulf Islands Waterpark, Wet Willy's Water Slide, and Fun Time USA, Ocean Springs' Gulf Island National Seashore Visitors Center and Walter Anderson Museum of Art, and Long Beach's Mississippi Gulf Coast Kite Festival, you'll round out your fun-filled family vacation in the Playground of the South. Elsewhere, Tupelo makes for a worthy stop-over. Die-hard Elvis fans should not miss the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum, history buffs can walk through the Tupelo National Battlefield and the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, and shoppers can find incredible bargains at the Factory Stores of America. There are also the Tupelo Automobile Museum and the Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo to satisfy the curious youngsters. Mississippi travel guide is copyrighted. It cannot be copied. |
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