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MISSISSIPPI The Magnolia State


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ississippi is a land riddled with tales and mysteries, history


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and intrigue, with a past that still draws people in and a future that is always promising. Mississippi will offer you more than you can imagine. Blues, country, rock 'n' roll: it all


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MISSISSIPPI TOURISM


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Population: 2,910,540 State Capital: Jackson Largest City: Jackson Local time: CST – 6 hrs behind


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Weather: Long hot humid summers with thunderstorms, and short mild winters. Moderate rainfall throughout the year National/State Parks: 5 International Gateways:


Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana


started right here. And on any given night, it’s still going strong. From the coast to the Delta and the northern hills, singers and musicians make juke joints, clubs and concert halls rock. Fans come from around the world to sit down front and see the real thing - live and alive, as the locals say. Just look for the neon, listen for the applause, and come on in for the show. Mississippi also has the two most popular gaming destinations in the middle of the United States in Tunica and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tupelo, in northeast Mississippi, is where Elvis Presley was born and gleaned knowledge of blues, gospel and country music – a unique sound he was later known for. Tour the small, humble two-room “shotgun” shack that was his childhood home, quite a contrast from the sequined jumpsuits and luxury cars that Elvis enjoyed as a superstar. Adjacent to


the tiny house is an impressive museum with photographs, costumes, and other memorabilia; a church and memorial chapel and park. Explore the town and retrace some of Elvis’ steps as a young man including the hardware store where he purchased his first guitar and the still-operating drive-in where he enjoyed burgers and milkshakes with friends. Music enthusiasts travelling the


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Old South, Natchez is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River and the site of the largest collection of antebellum (pre- Civil War) buildings in the US. If you are a literature lover, visit


Oxford and Rowan Oak, home of Nobel prizewinner, William Faulkner,


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Blues Highway, US Highway 61, from Memphis to Vicksburg, uncover a fascinating tour of the Mississippi Delta, the region that spawned legends B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson and scores of other blues greats. Follow the Mississippi Blues Trail and experience the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in BB’s hometown of Indianola, where he still holds an annual homecoming concert. The brave walk the Crossroads of Highways 61 and 49, where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil to play the blues like no other and where in 2011 the state will celebrate the birth of this unparalleled and most mysterious performer. Vicksburg is world-famous for its National Military Park commemorating the 47-day siege and battle by General Ulysses Grant that changed the course of the Civil War. You can also see the USS Cairo, sunk by the South and then raised after more than 100 years below the waves. A perfectly preserved look at the


STATE SECRET... Looking for the burial site of blues legend Robert Johnson? So are historians! Go on a midnight ramble of each of his three graves and see if you can decide where he’s really laid to rest. Be sure to bring your flashlights and don’t be surprised if you hear music…


DON'T MISS... The Civil War defined much of the South’s culture and was a turning point in Mississippi’s rich history. Beginning in 2011, Mississippi will commemorate the sesquicentennial with lectures, reenactments and events all over the state, covering topics from pre-war through reconstruction.


and find your way on the back roads to Yazoo City, home of Willie Morris, and breathe in the sights and sounds of stories like My Dog Skip. Travel to Tennessee Williams’ birthplace in Columbus and his childhood home of Clarksdale, the settings that formed much of his writing, and celebrate what would have been the playwright’s 100th birthday. There’s no doubt about it,


eating and cooking “Southern” is one of the hottest things going in the culinary world. Connoisseurs everywhere love to come and dine their way around Mississippi. Favourites are fried catfish, hush puppies or a country dinner of crispy fried chicken, farm-fresh vegetables, and crusty cornbread. And if you’d rather get your hands dirty in the kitchen, learn how to re-create your favourite Mississippi meals in one of the many cooking classes offered all over the state.


Mississippi is steeped in history and music


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