Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library
Suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. These two structures
can and will be restored given time and funding. Artifact search
and recovery has been completed.
Cottonlandia
We love to have home-schoolers visit, and offer special hands-on
programs for them to augment parental teaching. We focus on the
five "A"s - art, archaeology, antique, agriculture
and animals, and offer hands-on Discovery Kits for teachers and
parents to check out. 1608 Highway 82 West, Greenwood, MS 38930,
(662) 453-0925
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Museums run by this department of the state government.
Old Capitol Museum
Grand Village of the Natchez Indians
Historic Jefferson College
Winterville Mounds
Governor's Mansion
Manship House Museum
Eudora Welty House
Natchez National Historical Park<
From the magnificent antebellum estate of John McMurran, to the downtown home of African-American barber and diarist William Johnson, to the French Fort Rosalie, this diverse Mississippi River town has lent itself to opportunity for hundreds of years. 1 Melrose Montebello Parkway, Natchez, MS 39120. (601) 446-5790.
Vicksburg National Military Park<
The Vicksburg battlefield includes 1,330 monuments and markers, a 16 mile tour road, a restored Union gunboat, and a National Cemetery. 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg. MS. (601) 636-0583.
Jackson Zoo<
Has special zoo tours for older kids. Camps in the summer to learn more about the zoo animals. 2918 West Capitol St.
Jackson, MS 39209. (601) 352-2580.
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Life-size habitat displays reveal the rich diversity of Mississippi's
living heritage.. 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 39202, (601)
354-7303