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City in Mississippi, United States
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Vicksburg is a city of 22,000 people (2018) in Warren County, Mississippi. Vicksburg is a cultural landmark in the American South, and is home to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Vicksburg Military Park, and the Lower Mississippi River Museum.
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Commemorates the 1863 battle and siege of the city during the Civil War. The park includes a visitor center, an impressive collection of monuments along the 16-mile tour route, and the USS Cairo, a salvaged ironclad gunboat. Allow at least half day (2-4 hours bare minimum) to tour the park by car, and longer by bicycle. $20 per vehicle entrance fee ($10 for pedestrians/bicyclists), good for one week after the date of purchase. The park is open daily, but closed on the following national holidays: New Years (January 1), Thanksgiving Day (the last Thursday of November), and Christmas Day (December 25).
Restored 1890 building where Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894. Museum contains reproduction bottling works, Coca-Cola memorabilia, 1900 soda fountain and restored 1890 candy store. Fountain Cokes, ice cream floats, Mississippi-made Ford's dipped ice cream and over 100 Coca-Cola items for sale in the museum's gift shop.
Vicksburg's most historic building, it was constructed by enslaved people in 1858, has hosted such great Americans as Jefferson Davis, Theodore Roosevelt, John Breckinridge, Booker T. Washington, William McKinley and Ulysses S. Grant. Self-guided tour.
An outdoor scaled model of a section of the Mississippi River allows visitors to see how different factors can change a river. It is the only museum to maintain and house a fully restored, dry docked riverboat. The M/V Mississippi IV is a US Army Corps of Engineers workboat and a flagship for the Mississippi River Commission. Nearly all of the vessel has been staged and can be explored.
Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg contains a 70,000-square-foot riverboat casino, including 1,800 slot machines, 36 table games, a ten-table poker room, sportsbook, and variety of dining options. Its classic blues bar has live music on Friday and Saturday.
Known for its round table service at lunch time: southern homestyle food served on a lazy-susan, $11.
Goldie's famous true pit barbecue and "down-home" atmosphere are widely known. Goldie's has been featured in Southern Living Magazine, Southern Magazine and the book Real BBQ. $3-12.
Casual dining in downtown Vicksburg. Daily lunch and dinner specials. $6-25.
Authentic Mexican cuisine.
Besides the coffee, teas, and espresso, Highway 61 also hosts local musicians every Thursday night. Be sure to check out the Attic Gallery, filled with gorgeous folk art, located upstairs.
149 guest rooms and RV park. Custom designed furniture, European-style bedding, high-tech lighting fixtures, LCD flat screen televisions and wireless high-speed internet access. Beautiful views of the Mississippi River and restaurant.
Stately live oaks surround this magnificently furnished antebellum home, completed in 1847, it represents the first columned mansion built in Vicksburg.
Modest rooms, pool, complimentary evening cocktails and breakfast buffet.
Elegant rooms furnished in period and reproduction antiques, pool, on-site restaurant and bar, river views, turn down service, tour of the historic mansion.
Includes tour and "New Orleans" breakfast. Sumptuous rooms furnished in period-style antique pieces, enhanced by a grand staircase.
Washington Street I-20 Exit 4B or Exit 1A. Whether your interests lies in touring museums and attractions, taking a carriage ride or riverboat ride, antiquing, shopping, gaming or dining, Downtown Vicksburg meets your every need. The downtown businesses are known for their hospitality. They offer a unique blend of prompt, friendly and courteous service which makes your experience all the more enjoyable.
By car
Interstate 20 (E-W) or U.S. Highway 61 (N-S)
By plane
The closest commercial airport to Vicksburg is Jackson-Evers International Airport in Jackson, about 50 miles east on I-20 (or a little more than 85 km).
By bus
Greyhound Bus Lines (or Delta Bus Lines) has an active (albeit a very small) bus depot just off of I-20 on the Frontage Road (1295 S Frontage Rd), on the Halls Ferry Road exit south bound.
By train
There is no passenger line that runs through Vicksburg. The nearest passenger station is in Jackson, MS and it is the New Orleans—Chicago route.
City Bus
The city of Vicksburg does have a local bus service called the NRoute, and there are nine routes throughout the city. The hours of operation are 6 AM till 6 PM Monday through Friday.
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