FAMILY VACATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI WITH CHILREN - WHAT TO DO IN MISSISSIPPI WITH KIDS
FUN THINGS TO DO ON VACATION WITH KIDS - MISSISSIPPI
FUN & ENTERTAINMENT VACATIONS - NORTH MISSISSIPPI (For example - Clarksdale, MS - Leland, MS - Tunica, MS)
Delta Blues Museum - This 2500 sq. ft. exhibit includes works from Alfred Wertheimer (Elvis Presley 1956), Astrid Kirchherr and Jurgen Vollmer (the Beatles in Hamburg, 1960-62), Astrid Kirchher and Max Scheler (the Beatles and Liverpool, 1964) and Daniel Kramer (Bob Dylan, 1964-65). Included in the rental fee are forty-five photographs, wall text, and interactive kiosks with touch screens.
Birthplace of Kermit The Frog Exhibit - The Jim Henson Exhibit is housed in the Washington County Tourist Center/Leland Chamber of Commerce in Leland, Mississippi. The Exhibit was given by The Jim Henson Company as "a gift to the people of Leland." The Exhibit features a tableau honoring Kermit the Frog's birth on Deer Creek, photographs from the Henson Family Album, a video center with many of Jim Henson's early works and a gift shop.
Location: P.O. Box 67 Leland, Mississippi 38756 Tel: (662) 686-2687 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art - Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art, Inc. is a 6-day-a-week store that features a full selection of blues CDs, videos, DVDs, books and collectibles as well as an affordable mix of Southern self-taught, folk and outsider art. "It's kind of like shopping in a juke joint," Roger said, describing the building's rustic interior, colorful artwork and down home music. "It's the kind of store we always dreamed of finding in our Delta travels but never did."
Location: 252 Delta Ave. Clarksdale, MS 38614 Tel: 662-624-5992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ground Zero Blues Club - Ground Zero Blues Club has been featured on CNN, Turner South, The Food Network, The Travel Channel, The Discovery Channel and has been the site for filming of "Last of The Mississippi Jukes" and an eight part concert film series called "Blues Divas"
Location: 252 Delta Ave. Clarksdale, MS 38614 Tel: 662-624-5992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clarksdale Station Depot - This renovated passenger train depot, located on Blues Alley, now houses the Dutch Oven pastry, pie and cake bakery and sandwich/soup shop. The Dutch Oven specializes in quality baked items in the tradition of its Mennonite proprietors. The historic depot has been refurbished to its original condition both inside and out.
Location: P.O. Box 160 Clarksdale, MS 38614 Tel: 662-627-7337 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunica Riverpark - Right in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, The Tunica RiverPark offers a new learning experience like no other. The RiverPark Museum is an extensive, one-of-a-kind interactive, interpretive center that showcases the legend and the life of the river and its history. From the Tunica RiverPark’s architecturally stunning new overlook, you'll enjoy a view of "America's River" up close.
Location: One River Park Dr. P.O. Box 99 Tunica, MS 38664 Tel: (866-517-4837) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunica Queen Riverboat - Cruise the mighty Mississippi aboard an authentic riverboat sailing from the spectacular new Tunica RiverPark in the Tunica Casino Resorts area!
Location: P. O. Box 700, Tunica Resorts, MS 38664 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elvis Presley Birthplace - The Birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi is the only location in the world where you can see, feel and touch where the King of Rock & Roll began his musical journey.Only in Tupelo can you walk into the room where he breathed his first breath, take a stroll to his favorite location as a boy to relax looking over Tupelo, and see first hand how it all shaped this young boy from Mississippi into the international rock & roll music legend he is today.
Location: 306 Elvis Presley Drive Tupelo, MS 38801 Tel: 662.841.1245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
University of Mississippi Museums - The University of Mississippi's Museum and Historic Houses enrich our cultural and academic life by providing exhibitions and programs that inspire learning, discourse, curiosity, and imagination.
Location: The University Museums 5th & University Avenue Oxford, MS 38655 Tel: 662-915-7073 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oren Dunn Museum - The museum contains more than 3,000 artifacts and historic displays, including Tupelo memorabilia, Elvis keepsakes, a collection of Chickasaw Indian artifacts, and a space museum with an impressive display of space equipment used on NASA moon missions.
Location: Highway 6 West at James L. Ballard Park Tel: (662) 841-6438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Union Country Heritage Museum - Features timeline of Union County from Paleo to present and the birthplace of Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner. Native American Chickasaw, Pioneer, and Furniture exhibits.
Location: 112 Cleveland Street, New Albany Tel: (662) 538-0014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunica Museum - Take a trip from Tunica's past to present in the new Tunica County Museum. Experience what life was like before the casinos. Interesting fact filled fun tour.
Location: Off Highway 61, Across from Paul Battle Arena, Tunica, Mississippi Tel: 662-363-6631 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horseshoe Casino - Try your luck and be entertained at this grand resort casino offering more than 1,596 slot machines, exciting table games plus many restaurants and entertainment venues.
Location: 1021 Casino Center Dr, Tunica, Mississippi 38664 Tel: 800-303-SHOE (7463) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tupelo Buffalo Park - Visit The Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo and take the tour on our Monster Bison Bus. With one of the largest buffalo herds East of the Mississippi River, Spend the night in our Indian Village, and you can also see exotic animals like Sal, Patches, Kangaroos, Wallabees, White-faced Capuchins and more.
Location: 2272 North Coley Rd., Tupelo, Mississippi 38803 Tel: 866-27BISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civil War Interpretive Center - Located behind the historic Curlee House is the CORINTH CIVIL WAR INTERPRETIVE CENTER. Open daily, the Interpretive Center exhibits a 12 minute video production to educate visitors on the Siege and Battle of Corinth.
Location: Corinth, Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curlee House - Built in 1857, the Curlee House is one of Corinth’s 16 National Historic Landmarks, as well as a Mississippi landmark. The house served as headquarters for Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg, John Bell Hood, Earl Van Dorn and Union General Henry W. Halleck.
Location: Corinth, Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FUN & ENTERTAINMENT VACATIONS - CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI (For example - Jackson, MS - Greenwood, MS - Meridian, MS)
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Russell C. Davis Planetarium - Experience the universe in our magnificent hemispheric theater whose programs have been delighting visitors of all ages for over twenty-five years. Whether you immerse yourself in breathtaking sky and space scenes, brilliant colorful laser images, or thrilling large-format films, you're sure to consider us a highlight of your visit to downtown Jackson.
Location: 201 East Pascagoula Street Jackson, MS 39201 Tel: (601) 960-1550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Museum of Art - As Mississippi's largest art museum, the Mississippi Museum of Art is home to some very extraordinary works of art. And it's not simply the best in local and regional art that are on display. Every year, some of the best exhibitions in the nation come to Jackson.
Location: East Pascagoula Street Jackson, MS 39201 Tel: (601) 960-1515 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum / National Agricultural Aviation Museum - Discover Mississippi's proud agricultural legacy as you step back in time. Near one of the busiest intersections in Jackson, Mississippi you can park your vehicle, walk across a rustic bridge, and enter a bygone era.
Location: 1150 Lakeland Drive / Jackson, MS 39215 Tel: 601.713.3365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rapids Water Park - Mississippi's biggest water park with rides for the whole family including surf's up wavepool, raging rapids waterslides, pirate's cove kid's pool, lazy river ride, arcade and lots more.
Location: 1808 Spillway Rd Po Box 6020 Brandon, Ms 39047 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rosswood Plantation - Rosswood was a thriving cotton plantation of 1250 acres, long before the Civil War, with 105 slaves working the fields. It now has 100 acres of rolling fields and stately trees, where deer and other wildlife abound. Again a working plantation, there are hundreds of Christmas trees where cotton used to grow.
Location: 2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman, MS 39096 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is the perfect place to celebrate your young sports fan's next birthday party! Voted Family Favorite 2001 by Parents & Kids Magazine, kids can enjoy all the Museum has to offer along with party treats, decorations, and participation in the interactive sports area.
Location: 1152 Lakeland Drive Jackson, Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - In the main exhibition hall, a floating Earth and outsized Mississippi maps put the state in context with the rest of the planet. A series of life-size displays gives visitors a comprehensive sense of Mississippi's diverse habitats, along with an understanding of the relationships that exist among the state's land, plants, animals, and people. A 100,000-gallon aquarium system houses over 200 living species of native fish, reptiles, amphibians, and aquatic invertebrates. And a 1,700-square foot greenhouse called "The Swamp," with another 20,000-gallon aquarium, provides a home for alligators, turtles, fish, and a lush native plant garden.
Location: 2148 Riverside Drive Jackson, Mississippi 39202-1353 Tel: 601 354-7303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center - Located just a stone’s throw from the State Capitol building, its just walking distance of principal businesses and attractions in downtown Jackson. Through art, artifacts and photography, the work, lifestyle and artistic contributions of African Americans are celebrated, evoking a greater under- standing of the African American experience in the Deep South.
Location: 528 Bloom Street Jackson, MS 39202-4005 Tel: (601) 960-1457 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Petrified Forest - Take an unforgettable journey back in time... 36 million years to an ancient log jam deposited by a river from halfway across our young continent.
Location: 124 Forest Park Road P.O. Box 37, Flora, MS 39071 Tel: 601-879-8189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Cultural Crossroads - This center provides an outlet for the talents of local and regional quilters. On display are handcrafted heirloom quilts and children's art exhibits. Home to the Peanut Butter and Jelly Children's Theater.
Location: 507 Market Street Port Gibson, MS 39150 Tel: (601) 437-8905 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dunn's Falls Water Park - Nestled in the pristine hills along the Chunky River, in South Lauderdale County Mississippi lies Dunn's Fall's Water park. Here, along a shallow stretch of the Chunky River, the bluffs of the eastern bank rise to tree-top level. From this lofty perch, the flowing water of a stream provides a natural source of power , for the working water wheel before making it's sixty to seventy foot decent to the river below.
Location: 6890 Dunn's Falls Rd. Enterprise, MS 39330 Tel: (601) 655-8550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Magnolia Motor Speedway - Magnolia Motor Speedway is a state-of-the-art race facility featuring a 3/8-mile dirt oval located near Columbus, Mississippi. The track is near the intersection of U.S. highways 82 and 45.
Location: PO Box 551; Columbus, MS 39703 Tel: 662 328-0376 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meridian Museum of Art - The Meridian Museum of Art is housed in a Carnegie Library built in 1912-13. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Mississippi Landmark. The Meridian Museum of Art has served since 1970 as the regions' premier public museum and features rotating exhibitions.
Location: 628 25th Ave., Meridian. MS Tel: (601) 693-1501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Friendship Cemetery - Founded in May, 1849, the cemetery was the site of the first Memorial Day Celebration in 1866. Burial site of four Confederate generals and more than 2,000 Confederate soldiers. Friendship Cemetery also plays host to "Tales From the Crypt" annually during the Columbus pilgrimage.
Location: Fourth Street South, Columbus MS Tel: (662) 329-1191. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake Okatibbee - This 3,800 acre lake offers boating, fishing, swimming, water skiing, picnicing, hunting, hiking and campsites.
Location: 9823 Pine Springs Rd., Collinsville Tel: (601) 626-8431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium - The Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium is an educational ministry of French Camp Academy. Even though we do have some research-grade equipment, the facility's mission is primarily educational. We share this facility with interested amateur astronomers, school science classes, scout, church, or civic groups. The observatory site is located on State Highway 413 just off of the Natchez Trace Parkway in central Mississippi near the village of French Camp (about halfway between Jackson and Tupelo).
Location: 1 Fine Pl. French Camp, MS 39745 Tel: (662) 547-6377 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation - The Choctaws were one of the largest and most advanced tribes in all of North America. Yet, with all of their knowledge they left few if any written records. The first written treaty between the United States and the Choctaw Indians was January 3, 1786. Nine more treaties were agreed upon, the final being the infamous Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty signed September 15, 1830. There were additional treaties made with the Choctaws who had removed to Indian Territory.
Location: Post Office Box 6365 Choctaw, Mississippi 39350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Highland Park Dentzel Carousel - Built in 1908, Highland Park is home to the Dentzel Carousel, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum, the Frank Cochran Recreation Center, a swimming pool, duck pond, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields and playground. Highland Park is also the location of the annual Arts in the Park Festival held in the first weekend in April each year. Open year-round.
Location: Meridian, MS Tel: 601-485-1802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meridian Little Theater - The Meridian Little Theatre, one of the South’s oldest subscription-based community theatres, was founded in 1932 when its first production was presented in the city at Highland Park.
Location: P.O. Box 3157 Meridian, MS 39303 Tel: (601) 482-6371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aspen Bay Candle Factory - Since 1990, Aspen Bay Company has grown from an exclusively votive and pillar-type candle manufacturer to a versatile, industry-leading, international supplier of fragrant goods. By improving on already good products and introducing innovative and sophisticated designs, Aspen Bay has filled a niche in the sale of fine home accessories, one hand-poured candle at a time.
Location: 1010 Lynn Lane West Starkville, MS 39759 Tel: (662) 323-0929 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lee Home Museum - The 1847 Italianate home was the residence of General Stephen D. Lee, who gave the order to fire the first shot of the Civil War upon Fort Sumter and was later the first president of Mississippi State University. The home contains many of his personal effects as well as Civil War memorabilia.
Location: 316 7th Street North, Columbus MS Tel:(662) 327-8888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Triple N Ranch - Nestled in the northern part of Carroll County, MS , with the most beautiful lakes and hills, is where you will find Triple N Ranch. Over 600 acres of trees, hills, and lakes are all available to you and your friends for any activity. We can also provide your own rodeo arena if the occasion is needed.
Location: P O Box 1009 Greenwood MS 38930 Tel: 662 455 4060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenville Air Force Base Museum - Recapture the spirit of the men and women who trained and served at the Greenville Air Force Base by establishing a museum. There is a magnificent history of the base, dating back to World War II when the Greenville Army Flying School was established.
Location: Greenville, MS Tel: 662 335 5802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308 Blues Club and Café - The 308 Blues Club and Cafe is nestled within the heart of the Mississippi Delta in the City of Indianola. A place where cotton is still king and catfish ponds are a plenty... and "Birthplace of the Blues".
Location: 308 Depot Avenue Indianola, Mississippi 38751 Tel: 662-887-7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florewood River Plantation State Park - Florewood River Plantation State Park is a reproduction of a 1850's cotton plantation. The park provides historical interpreters. Recreation - The main activity of Florewood River Plantation State Park is touring the plantation
Location: P.O. Box 680 , Greenwood, MS, 38930, Tel: 662-455-3821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Catfish Capitol Visitors Center - The Capitol features hand crafted exhibits by state artisans and members of the renowned Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild. The exhibits include paper relief, metals, wood carvings, and ceramics. An entertaining video presenation shows the complete story of the catfish from fingerling to frying pan.
Location: PO Box 145 111 Magnolia Street Belzoni MS 39038 Tel: 1-800-408-4838 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cottonlandia Museum - Mississippi artwork combines with history - local, military, and agricultural - along with an immense collection of Native American artifacts to create a museum that has something for everyone to enjoy.
Location: 1608 Highway 82 West Greenwood, MS 38930 Tel: 662-453-0925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Winterville Mounds and Museum - Winterville Mounds, named for a nearby community, is the site of a prehistoric ceremonial center built by a Native American civilization that thrived from about A.D. 1000 to 1450. The mounds, part of the Winterville society's religious system, were the site of sacred structures and ceremonies. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Winterville people lived away from the mound center on family farms in scattered settlement districts throughout the Yazoo-Mississippi River Delta basin. Only a few of the highest-ranking tribal officials lived at the mound center.
Location: 2415 Highway 1 North Greenville, MS Tel: (662) 334-4684 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery - A showplace dedicated to memory of Robert Johnson and the other central Delta blues music artists through the exhibition of photographs and memorabilia.
Location: 214 Howard St., Greenwood. Tel: (662) 451-7800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Old Number One Firehouse Museum - A cotton-factoring office which became a firehouse in 1931. Hands-on displays, children's dress-up area and rare antique firehouse equipment.
Location: 230 Main St., Greenville. Tel: (662) 378-1538. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dancing Rabbit Golf Club - Together, Dancing Rabbit Golf Club's courses, The Azaleas and The Oaks, roll out over 14,000 breath-taking yards. All told, more than 700 spectacular acres are dedicated solely to the game and tradition of golf.
Location: Highway 16 West Choctaw, Philadelphia, Mississippi Tel: 888-372-2248, 601-663-0011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Silver Star Casino - Native American casino offers round-the-clock gaming featuring 3,100 slots and 100 table games.
Location: Highway 16 West, Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350 Tel: 866-44PEARL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FUN & ENTERTAINMENT VACATIONS - SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (For example - Biloxi, MS - Gulfport, MS - Natchez, MS)
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J L Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium - The aquarium features a 42,000-gallon Gulf of Mexico tank, home to sharks, sea turtles, eels and fish that are some of the Aquarium's largest residents, more than 40 other aquariums that showcase a multitude of the region's fish, touch tank, live turtles, alligators and non-poisonous snakes natural to the coastal area, 313-seat auditorium, a shop and lots more.
Location: 115 Beach Blvd. (U.S. Hwy. 90) Biloxi, MS 39530 Tel. (228) 374-5550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marine Life Oceanarium - Marine Life Oceanarium has been educating and entertaining families for over forty-eight years. Interactive exhibits, thrilling shows, educational sessions, train tours of the harbor area, and just plain fun are all part of the Marine Life experience. No trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast is complete without spending a few hours at Marine Life. Centrally located in Gulfport, Mississippi, Marine Life is just where you need it to be...close to hotels, beaches, restaurants, shopping, and casinos.
Location: 890 23rd Ave. Gulfport, MS 39501 Tel: (228) 863-0651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library - Retirement home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Includes Beauvoir House, Presidential Library, Confederate Museum, historic cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier and gift shop.
Location: 2244 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, MS 39531 Tel: 1-800-570-3818 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art - There are art exhibits to see: the Museum's collection of Ohr Pottery, local artists, sculptural renditions of the Potter, major cutting-edge art exhibits in the Lila Wallace Gallery, and works by talented local artists. Books about Ohr, Gehry and ceramics, as well as the finest in original contemporary pottery, are available for purchase in Ohriginals, the Museum Store.
Location: 136 G.E. Ohr Street Biloxi, MS 39530 Tel (228) 374-5547 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bodine Pottery & Art Studio - Located in Long Beach, Mississippi, two generations of the Bodine Family of artisans craft beautiful treasures, and teach others to do the same.
Location: 108 Jeff Davis Avenue, Long Beach, MS 39560 Tel: (228) 863-4734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center - The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center expands a child’s world by encouraging shared learning experiences to enrich the minds and hearts of children and adults through interactive and entertaining exhibitions and programs.
Location: 246 Dolan Avenue Gulfport Mississippi 39507 Tel: 228 897 6039 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hattiesburg Zoo - The Hattiesburg Zoo is nestled in a grove of oak and pine trees at Kamper Park. The 40 acre park houses a 12 acre zoological garden. Enter the Zoo, take a stroll down the promenade and get face-to-face with prairie dogs or continue on to the African Veldt to encounter antelope, zebra, ostrich, monkeys and servals.
Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Tel: 601-545-4576 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum - The Museum has brought life to local maritime history and heritage by replicating two 65' two masted Biloxi Schooners. Examples of living maritime history, they sail the Mississippi Sound and waters of the north central Gulf of Mexico almost daily. The Museum also conducts year round educational programs and a summer Sea-n-Sail Adventure Camp which teaches youth about local maritime heritage. The Museum has an extraordinary collection of priceless photographs and artifacts which tell a story from the time of the first indian residents to the growth as a world renowned seafood processing center.
Location: P O Box 1907 Bilox, MS Tel: 228 435 6320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Biloxi Mardi Gras Museum - Located in the historic Magnolia Hotel, Biloxi's Mardi Gras Museum traces the three hundred year history of the celebration of Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. On display are costumes, photographs and memorabilia of carnival celebrations along the coast.
Location: 119 Rue Magnolia in Biloxi, MS Tel: 1-228-435-6245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crosby Arboretum - The Crosby Arboretum is the premier native plant conservatory of the Southeastern United States. It allows us to study and learn about plants and plant products so that we may use them to their best advantage and ensure their continuous propagation in the future. Through The Crosby Arboretum, aesthetic, agricultural, scientific and industrial contributions of native plant species and ecosystems can be examined in a real life setting.
Location: P.O. Box 1639, Picayune, MS 39466 Tel: 601-799-2311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) - Visit to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA), opened in 1991 in historic Ocean Springs, MS, is an enchanting and unique experience. WAMA is dedicated to the celebration of the works of Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965), American master, whose depictions of the plants, animals, and people of the Gulf Coast have placed him among the forefront of American painters of the Twentieth Century; and to his brothers, Peter Anderson (1901-1984), master potter and founder of Shearwater Pottery; and James McConnell Anderson (1907-1998), noted painter and ceramist.
Location: 510 Washington Avenue Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564-4632 Tel: (228) 872-3164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
USM Museum of Art - The museum is composed of three exhibition galleries, including the C. W. Woods Art Gallery, the Lok Exhibition Gallery and Gallery II. Since its establishment, the Museum has become one of the most heavily attended museums in the state, attracting over 20,000 visitors annually.
Location: The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Nestled among century-old oaks in Laurel's charming Historic District is the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. Opened in 1923, the Museum draws 40,000 visitors each year from across the nation with its outstanding collections of European and American art, Native American baskets, English Georgian silver, and Japanese woodblock prints, as well as an extensive art history library. The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art offers visitors an enjoyable artistic experience in the Museum Galleries, the Museum Library and the Museum Shop.
Location: 565 N. Fifth Avenue P.O. Box 1108 Laurel, Mississippi 39441-1108 Tel:(601) 649-6374 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience - Since 1986, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience has worked to preserve, interpret, and document the long and rich tradition of Jewish life in the South through exhibits, public programs, publications, historic preservation, and community outreach across the country.
Location: 213 South Commerce Street Natchez, Mississippi Tel:601-442-1321 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lansdowne Plantation - Experience the gracious lifestyle of an antebellum plantation home at Lansdowne. Over one hundred wooded acres provide a park-like setting for the house, its two dependencies and old family cemetery.
Location: 17 Marshall Road, Natchez MS Tel: (601) 446-9401. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .