Sightseeing
History BuffLongwood
$25–$50Take a guided tour of an unfinished octagonal mansion crowned by an onion dome, left incomplete when the Civil War began.
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SightseeingHistory Buff
Grand Village of the Natchez
Walk among rebuilt ceremonial mounds where the Natchez people held their main religious and political ceremonies until 1730, with a small museum and nature trail.
400 Jefferson Davis Boulevard, Natchez, MS 39120 · Natchez, MS
About Grand Village of the Natchez
The Grand Village was the main ceremonial center of the Natchez people from 1682 until 1730, when war with the French forced them to leave. The 128-acre state site on St. Catherine Creek has three mounds first built around 1200; the Great Sun's Mound and the Temple Mound have been rebuilt to their original size. A visitor center shows artifacts from the excavations and sells Native American crafts, and a nature trail loops through the woods. It is a National Historic Landmark, and admission and parking are free.
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