Sightseeing
History BuffWindsor Ruins
FreeWalk an accessible trail around 23 towering Corinthian columns, the remains of a plantation mansion that burned in 1890.
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park is a sightseeing stop in Vicksburg, MS. Cost: under $25.
3201 Clay St · Vicksburg, MS
Why you should go…
Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the ground of the 47-day siege of 1863 that helped give the Union control of the Mississippi River. A 16-mile tour road winds past more than 1,300 monuments and markers, 20 miles of earthworks and 144 cannons. You can also visit the USS Cairo, a Union gunboat that was the first American ship sunk by a torpedo, and the Vicksburg National Cemetery. Start at the visitor center on Clay Street, where your entrance pass is good for seven days.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Vicksburg National Military Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
