Biloxi, Mississippi
The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
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Oxford, Mississippi
Rowan Oak
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Oxford, Mississippi
University of Mississippi Marijuana Research Project
This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale Crossroads
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Natchez, Mississippi
The Emerald Mound
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Delta, Louisiana
Grant's Canal
The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Grave of Douglas the Confederate Camel
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
U.S.S. Cairo
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Flora, Mississippi
Mississippi Petrified Forest
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Permanently Closed
Jackson, Mississippi
The Mississippi River Basin Model
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
