Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
Re-created 1920s town & cotton artifacts. A living-history farm, a recreated 1920s cotton-economy-era town & local historical artifacts.
Mississippi Children's Museum
Engaging arts, health & science exhibits. Interactive exhibits, activities & programs for kids focusing on arts, history, health & science.
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Museum in a park with outdoor features. Indoor/outdoor natural science museum in a state park with an aquarium, greenhouse, exhibits & more.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Former house of a civil rights leader. Preserved home of assassinated civil rights icon Medgar Evers, with tours available by appointment.
Eudora Welty House & Garden
Museum-home for the eponymous writer. Tours through the former residence of 20th-century writer Eudora Welty & its historic gardens.
The Oaks House Museum
Landmark Civil War-era home with tours. Circa-1853 Greek Revival house of a 4-term mayor, with original furniture. Tours offered.
Smith Robertson Museum
Exploring local African-American history. Restored building housing art exhibits, photos & artifacts exploring local African-American history.
Museum of Mississippi History
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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Interactive galleries on local history. History museum with interactive galleries exploring the state's role in the civil rights movement.
Two Mississippi Museums
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Governor's Mansion
Residence since 1842, with guided tours. Home of the state's governor since 1842, with frequent guided tours of its historic section.
Old Capitol Museum
Government exhibits in historic building. Museum in circa-1839 capitol focusing on role of government & historic preservation. Free entry.
International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Showcase for Muslim culture & history. Museum featuring exhibitions related to Islamic history, art & cultural traditions around the world.
Russell C Davis Planetarium
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Mississippi Museum of Art
Art exhibits, garden, cafe & free entry. State's largest art museum with galleries, cafe, outdoor garden, performance stage & free admission.
The Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Civil War battleground with ship museum. Park marking the Civil War's Vicksburg Campaign includes sites, exhibits & the U.S.S. Cairo museum.
USS Cairo Naval Museum
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USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum
Site of a restored circa-1861 warship. Restored Civil War–era gunship with associated period artifacts & historical information.
McRaven Tour Home
Pre–Civil War house with tour options. Antique-filled, pre–Civil War home with a pioneer kitchen, 3-acre garden & history or haunted tours.
Martha Vick House
Tours of a 19th-century home. Guided tours of a restored 1830 mini-mansion, the former home of city founder Newit Vick's daughter.
Old Court House Museum
Notable antebellum & Civil War artifacts. Historic antebellum & Civil War artifacts are the draw at this museum housed in an 1859 courthouse.
Catfish Row Museum
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Lower Mississippi River Museum
River exhibits & a dry-docked boat. Interactive exhibits on the Mississippi River & US Army Corps of Engineers, plus a boat to explore.
Attic Gallery
Gallery of outsider art & crafts. Art gallery specializing in "outsider" art, Southern contemporary art & fine crafts.
Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
Historic memorabilia & a soda fountain. Restored building where Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894, with a soda fountain & memorabilia.
Vicksburg Civil War Museum
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The Old Depot Museum
Museum preserving Vicksburg's heritage. A miniature replica of Vicksburg battlefield, railroad memorabilia & local history in an old depot.
Vicksburg Riverfront Murals
Floodwall murals depicting local history. Covering the panels of the river floodwall, these colorful murals showcase local moments in history.
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