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Mississippi Pilgrimage Tours

Vicksburg's twice-yearly Pilgrimage Tours lets visitors step back in time through the doors of its many resplendent Antebellum and Victorian homes and gardens.

The annual Spring Pilgrimage (March/April) and the Fall Pilgrimage (October) lets them relive an era when cotton was king and steamboats tamed the Mississippi River.

Each Pilgrimage home is privately owned and occupied, with most listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Pilgrimage Tours are among Mississippi’s major attractions. As the state’s largest, most cosmopolitan city at the time of the War Between the States, Vicksburg’s architecture is among the most diverse in the state. The 47-day Siege of Vicksburg in 1863 was a pivotal point in the War, a piece of American history wonderfully captured at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Other Vicksburg’s annual events are the Mardi Gras Parade and Ball (February); The Run Through History (March); Riverfest (April); Arts and Crafts Show (April and October); and Civil War Living History (May and July).







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Mississippi has a unique blend of cities and countrysides, history and contemporary appeal. Mississippi's culture and heritage is found in the state's museums, historical homes, Civil War sites and landmarks, its casinos throughout the state from Tunica, the third largest gaming destination in the USA, to Biloxi along the Gulf of Mexico, a year-round resort and a major fishing center. There are over 145 Mississippi golf courses.

The beaches along the Gulf Coast rank along the top 10 in the nation, and numerous hotels and resorts offer great vacation packages; there are some great historical sites on the coast and casinos have brought the excitement of Las Vegas to the beach.

Vacationers will find a wide assortment of motels, hotels and resorts in Mississippi with prices ranging from economy to extravagant, among them many hotel chains. Many Mississippi resorts provide luxury spas, top-name entertainment,casinos and golf.

Jackson, steeped in history, music, the arts and the Southern way of life, is Mississippi's State capital. Jackson's downtown has sights and entertainment from flea markets to grand historic buildings, blues music to upscale Southern cuisine.

The Natchez Under-the-Hill district, once infamous as the "Barbary Coast of the Mississippi", is now filled with restaurants, shops and casino; many Natchez antebellum (pre-Civil War) historic houses are open for touring.

The river-bluff city of Vicksburg, filled with grand antebellum homes is the location of one of the Civil War’s most famous sieges: Today the rolling battlefields at the Vicksburg National Military Park are decorated with strategic markers and monuments to honor the armies of the North and the South; the Vicksburg Campaign Trail is a nationally significant site.

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Biloxi On a peninsula extending into the Gulf of Mexico, BIloxi is a year-round resort and a major fishing center. Attractions include Beauvoir, the last home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Beloxi Shrimping Trip, the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center/Aquarium, and the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum. BILOXI HOTELS


Clarksdale With Memphis only an hour away, Clarksdale works hard to retain its small town charm. Its Delta Blues Museum traces the history and influence of this unique music genre. CLARKESDALE HOTELS

Columbus Visitors can tour the Victorian birthplace of playwright Tennessee Williams. Nearby, at the Mississippi State University at Starkville, visitors will find the Templeton Music Museum and Archive with its extensive collection of of antique photographs and sheet music. COLUMBUS HOTELS


Corinth Rich with Civil War history, battlefields, and architectural landmarks Corinth offers attractions such as Curlee House, a Civil War headquarters with period antiques and antebellum artifacts, and The Northeast Mississippi Museum housing Civil War artifacts and photographs. CORINTH HOTELS


Greenville One of the largest ancient Indian mound groups in the Mississippi Valley is at Winterville Mounds Museum State Park. GREENVILLE HOTELS


Greenwood Memorabilia of blues music artists can be viewed at the Delta Gallery Blues Museum, and the Cottonlandia Museum has exhibits that relate the story of the Mississippi Delta region. Florewood River Plantation is a recreation of an 1850's farm. GREENWOOD HOTELS


Grenada With 148 miles of shoreline, Grenada Lake is the largest body of water in Mississippi. History buffs are drawn to Grenada because of its Civil War history. GRENADA HOTELS


Gulf Coast The beaches here rank along the top 10 in the nation, and numerous resorts offer great vacation packages. There are some great historical sites on the coast and 12 casinos have brought the excitement of Las Vegas to the beach. The Gulf Coast includes Bay St Louis (close to NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center), Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula. BAY SAINT LOUIS HOTELS and BILOXI HOTELS and GULFPORT HOTELS and OCEAN SPRINGS HOTELS and PASCAGOULA HOTELS


Gulfport The point of departure for cruises to Ship Island, part of Gulf Islands National Seashore and the location of historic Fort Massachusetts which precedes the Civil War. In Gulfport, there are performing dolphins and sea lions at the Marine Life Oceanarium. GULFPORT HOTELS

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Hattiesburg Home to one of the largest, most intact historic districts in southeast Mississippi. The All-American Rose Garden on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi has 750 patented bushes, and nearby is the Museum of Art. HATTIESBURG HOTELS

12 miles south of Hattiesburgh, the Armed Forces Museum has war memorabilia from the Civil War era to the Persian Gulf War.


Holly Springs The fine antebellum homes in Holly Springs reflect the prosperity of the cotton era. Graceland Too is an Elvis archive. HOLLY SPRINGS HOTELS


Jackson State capital and Mississippi's cultural center. Attractions include the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry/National Agricultural Aviation Museum, a complex with 1920s farm and a recreation of turn-of-the-century Mississippi, the Governor’s Mansion, and another Greek Revival building, Jackson City Hall, which served as a hospital for both Confederate and Union soldiers. The Old Capitol Museum holds the nation’s first Civil Rights Movement exhibit, and the Mississippi Museum of Art has a huge collection of works by Mississippi artists. JACKSON HOTELS


Laurel Visitors can wander the halls of Lauren Rogers Museum of Art and get a glimpse of the pioneer way of life at Landrum’s Country Homestead and Village. LAUREL HOTELS


Leland is home to the “Birthplace of a Kermit the Frog” exhibit, a tribute to Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and a native Mississippian.


Lorman Rosswood Plantation , once a cotton plantation, is now the centerpiece of a tree farm.


Meridian The local museum immortalizes country music pioneer Jimmy Rodgers – "Father of Country Music". MERIDIAN HOTELS


Natchez The Natchez Under-the-Hill district, once infamous as the "Barbary Coast of the Mississippi", is now filled with restaurants, shops and casino. In the Natchez National Historical Park visitors can tour Melrose, built in 1845. NATCHEZ HOTELS

Many Natchez antebellum (pre-Civil War) historic houses are open for touring year-round. Among the mansions are Longwood and Monmouth Plantation.

On the outskirts of Natchez, the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians offers a glimpse of an extinct culture.


Ocean Springs Here the Gulf Island National Seashore Visitors Center for the barrier islands offers exhibits, nature trails, and ranger programs. The Walter Anderson Museum of Art adjoins the community center where Anderson painted his murals depicting the flora and fauna of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. OCEAN SPRINGS HOTELS


Oxford North Mississippi provided the inspiration for the works of native novelist William Faulkner. His Oxford home, Rowan Oak, may be toured. At the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus visitors browse through the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. OXFORD HOTELS


Philadelphia The birthplace of the Choctaw Indian Nation. The state’s only land-based casino is on the Choctaw Tribal Reservation. PHILDELPHIA HOTELS


Tunica/Robinsonville Famous for its Casino Strip, a glittering mecca of casinos, this is America's third largest gaming destination. The Bluesville/Blues and Legends Hall of Fame is a nightclub featuring blues, country and rock and a huge blues museum. TUNICA/ROBINSVILLE HOTELS


Tupelo Fans of rock ‘n’ roll music know North Mississippi best for Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Visitors can walk through his humble, two-room childhood home as well as the adjacent museum and memorial chapel. TUPELO HOTELS

The Natchez Trace Parkway Visitors Center is one of America's historical roadways. Tupelo National Battlefield was the site of a Civil War battle which neither side won.


Vicksburg This river-bluff city is the location of one of the Civil War’s most famous sieges. Today the rolling battlefields at the Vicksburg National Military Park are decorated with strategic markers and monuments to honor the armies of the North and the South. The Vicksburg Campaign Trail is a nationally significant site. VICKSBURG HOTELS

Antebellum homes include Annabelle, Balfour House, The Corners, Cedar Grove Mansion and Stained Glass Manor-Oak Hall. Museums include the Gray and Blue Naval Museum, the world’s largest collection of Civil War gunboat models and dioramas of the siege, the Old Court House with its collection of Civil War artifacts; and the USS Cairo, a restored Union ironclad gunboat sunk during the Civil War and raised after 100 years.


Photo courtesy Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism

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