Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Second St; adult/student/child $10/5/free; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, noon-5pm Sun-Mon, closed
Mon Nov-Mar)
. The best blues museum in the Delta is filled with interactive displays,
video exhibits and an amazing array of BB King artifacts, effectively communicating the
history and legacy of the blues while shedding light on the soul of the Delta.
Greenwood
is a once-poor Delta town infused with a dose of opulence thanks to Vik-
ing Range Corporation's investment (its headquarters are here). Visitors are usually
wealthy patrons or splurging travelers who want to take advantage of the Delta's most re-
)
, owned by Viking. The nearby
Delta Bistro
(
662-455-9575;
www.deltabistro.com
; 117 Main St, Greenwood; mains $9-24;
11am-9pm Mon-Sat)
is the best
restaurant in the region.
Vicksburg
Vicksburg is famous for its strategic location in the Civil War, on a high bluff overlook-
ing the Mississippi River. General Ulysses S Grant besieged the city for 47 days, until its
surrender on July 4, 1863, at which point the North gained dominance over North Amer-
ica's greatest river, and the war was all but over.
Sights & Activities
The major sights are readily accessible from I-20 exit 4B (Clay St).
National Military Park
(
www.nps.gov/vick
;
Clay St; per car/individual $8/4; 8am-5pm
Oct-Mar, to 7pm Apr-Sep)
, north of I-20 is Vicksburg's main attraction. A 16-mile driving
tour passes historic markers explaining battle scenarios and key events. You can buy an
audio tour in the visitor center gift shop, or drive through on your own using the free map
distributed on-site. Plan for at least two hours to do it justice. If you have your bike, cyc-
ling is a fantastic way to take it in. The cemetery contains some 17,000 Union graves
.
Civil War re-enactments
are held in May and July.
Historic downtown stretches along several cobblestoned blocks of Washington St.
Down by the water is a block of murals depicting the history of the area, and a
Chil-
dren's Art Park
. The surprsingly interesting
Lower Mississippi River Museum
(
601-638-9900;
www.lmrm.org
; 910 Washington St; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat year-round, 1-5pm Sun
Apr-Oct)
delves into such topics as the famed 1927 flood. Kids will dig the aquari-
um and clamboring around the dry-docked research vessel, the
M/V Mississippi IV
.
Don't leave town without stopping by the
Attic Gallery
(
601-638-9221;
