Jackson Travel Guide

 Rixie Says:  The Mississippi Museum of Art is a feast for the eyes - both indoors and outdoors. The main art exhibits are inside the building, and you can also walk through the beautiful art gardens outside. I especially enjoyed seeing the works of Mississippi artists and photographers... 

 Rixie Says:  This beautifully restored 1839 building was once the Mississippi State Capitol. Although that function has now been transferred to the New Capitol Building, the Old Capitol is now a very engaging museum. The exhibits are geared towards children (and adults with short... 

 Rixie Says:  If you've ever read books by American author Eudora Welty (1909-2001) or are interested in her work, I recommend setting aside a couple of hours to visit the Eudora Welty House in the treesy Belhaven neighborhood of Jackson.The tour begins in the visitor center next door... 

 doug48 Says:  this massive marble memorial honors the men and women of mississippi who fought in our nation's wars. this memorial was built in 1940 and has been recently renovated. in the center of the memorial are metal reliefs of some civil war battles. an interesting place to visit... 

 doug48 Says:  jacson has two capitols, the old and new. pictured is the old capitol that was built in 1839. this building served as mississippi's capitol untill 1903 when the new capitol was completed. this beautiful greek revival building was designed by architect william nichols. the... 

 doug48 Says:  eudora welty was born in jackson in 1909 and after william faulkner is considered mississippi's best novelist. in 1925 welty's parents built a tudor revival style house in the belhaven neighborhood just north of downtown. in this house she wrote her famous short stories and... 

 doug48 Says:  located on the north side of the new capitol is the second u.s.s. mississippi monument. the fiqurehead of the second u.s.s. mississippi was presented to the state by the u.s. navy department in 1909. the second u.s.s. mississippi was built in 1903 and served the u.s navy... 

 doug48 Says:  located at the south entrance to the new state capitol is the womans confederate monument. this monument honors the ladies, mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters of confederate solders who fought in the civil war. this is a very unique civil war monument. 

 doug48 Says:  the original first baptist church was built in 1843 using slave labor. this building was home to jackson's baptist congregation until 1893. after 1893 the building served as an apartment building and the headquarters of the american life insurance company. today the original... 

 Rixie Says:  The Palette Cafe at the Mississippi Museum of Art is a good place to grab some lunch. Order at the counter - they will give you a number to put on the table and will bring your food to you. We sat at a table outside in the shade and had a lovely, unhurried meal. My chicken... 

 Rixie Says:  The Mayflower Cafe has been family owned and operated since 1935, and eating there is like a step back in time. It's an old-fashioned diner - vinyl booths and formica tables - where the staff is courteous and the menu includes American favorites like bread pudding, coconut... 

 Rixie Says:  If you have a car and want to try a restaurant in the suburbs, try the Pan-Asian Restaurant. It's in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland, about 15 minutes from downtown via the interstate.I was there for a wedding rehearsal dinner, so I don't have any knowledge about cost, but I... 

 Rixie Says:  The Elite Restaurant is an old Jackson favorite that - with its retro turquoise vinyl booths - looks just like the places your grandparents used to go for Sunday lunch after church. The service is friendly and personal. We were here for a late lunch. I'd heard that their... 

 atufft Says:  Across from the King Edward Hotel, now under restoration, is the newly configured Greyhound, Amtrak, and JATRAN bus terminal. This terminal is architecturally interesting because the Amtrack train tracks go over the Greyhound boarding area. Old grey steel beams support the... 

 doug48 Says:  the natchez trace is a 444 mile long scenic highway that runs through mississippi, alabama, and tennessee. the trace was originally a native american trading route. there are two entrances to the trace near jackson one on I-20 just west of town and one on I-55. if you are...