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Jackson Mississippi Attractions

Amusements

  • Hangout Family Fun Center
    981 Highway 80 West, Doc 35 • Jackson, MS 39204
    Across from Battlefield Park
    601-397-6983
    A safe, fun place for kids, teens, and families. They have weekly youth dances every Saturday from... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Alamo Theater
    333 North Farish Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    601-352-3365
    Built in the 1940s, the Alamo Theater has been a cornerstone of the area's African American... more...  map

  • Boddie Mansion, The
    500 West County Line Road • Jackson, MS 39174
    601-977-7842
    The Boddie Mansion is one of the few houses in the Jackson area that withstood the Civil War and... more...  map

  • Central United Methodist Church (circa 1890)
    500 North Farish Street • Jackson, MS 39202
    This building is an important part of the Historic Farish Street District, because many of the... more...  map

  • City Hall (circa 1847)
    219 South President Street • Jackson, MS 39205
    Historic Downtown
    601-960-1084
    Noted as one of the most beautiful and historic municipal buildings in the nation. One of the few... more...  map

  • Eudora Welty House
    1119 Pinehurst Street • Jackson, MS 39202
    601-353-7762
    Visit Eudora Welty's Tudor Revival-style home where she lived for over 70 years and wrote almost... more...  map

  • Hill-Holly Building (circa 1903)
    300 North Farish Street • Jackson, MS 39202
    Historic Farish Street District
    601-352-6923
    This building served as a civic and social meeting place for the Black and Tan Republican Party,... more...  map

  • Medgar Evers Home Museum
    2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive • Jackson, MS 39204
    601-977-7839
    Home of the significant civil rights leader, houses the relics of his life and work. more...  map

  • Mississippi Governors Mansion (circa 1842)
    300 East Capitol Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    Historic Downtown
    601-359-6421
    Outstanding Greek Revival mansion that is the second oldest continuously occupied executive... more...  map

  • Mississippi State Capitol (circa 1903)
    400 High Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    601-359-3114
    A Mississippi landmark building and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the current... more...  map

  • Oaks House Museum (circa 1850)
    823 North Jefferson Street • Jackson, MSHistoric District
    601-353-9339
    Jackson's oldest remaining home restored and furnished with period antiques including the sofa from... more...  map

  • Old Capitol Museum (circa 1839)
    100 South State Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    601-576-6920
    Restored to its 19th-century appearance, the Greek Revival-style Old Capitol was the first building... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

Libraries & Research Centers

  • H.T. Sampson Library
    1700 John R. Lynch Street • Jackson, MS 39217
    Jackson State University
    601-968-2272
    This library houses an impressive selection of portraits, rare book collections and African... more...

  • Margaret Walker Center, The
    1400 J.R. Lynch Street • Jackson, MS 39217
    Jackson State University - Ayer Hall
    601-979-3935
    "An archive and museum dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and dissemination of... more...

  • State Archives and History Library
    100 South State Street • Jackson, MSHistoric Downtown
    601-359-6876
    This is the second-oldest state archives department in the nation. A haven for genealogists, it... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • City of Jackson Fire Museum
    355 Woodrow Wilson • Jackson, MS 39213
    601-960-2433
    Contains records, communication equipment, pictures, helmets, and an 1870 parade uniform. They... more...  map

  • International Museum of Muslim Cultures
    117 East Pacagoula Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    Located in Downtown Jackson's Arts District
    601-960-0440
    America's first and only Islamic history museum, the International Museum of Muslim Cultures... more...  map

  • Jackson Municipal Art Gallery (circa 1860's)
    839 North State Street • Jackson, MSDowntown
    601-960-1582
    Located in what was originally a stately private home, this is one of the oldest surviving historic... more...  map

  • Manship House Museum (circa 1857)
    420 East Fortification • Jackson, MS 39202
    Located Near the State Capitol
    601-961-4724
    One of Mississippi's few examples of a Gothic Revival-style residence and one of only a few... more...  map

  • Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum
    1150 Lakeland Drive • Jackson, MS 39216
    601-713-3365
    Indoor and outdoor exhibits, in a 40-acre complex, bring to life Mississippi's rich agricultural... more...  map

  • Mississippi Children's Museum
    2145 Highland Drive • Jackson, MS 39202
    601-981-5469, 877-793-KIDS (5437)
    The 40,000 square foot Mississippi Children's Museum houses around 20,000 square feet of exhibit... more...  map

  • Mississippi Museum of Art
    380 South Lamar Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    Located in Downtown Jackson
    601-960-1515
    The Mississippi Museum of Art's permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, photographs,... more...  map

  • Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
    1152 Lakeland Drive • Jackson, MS 39216
    Exit 98B off I-55
    601-982-8264
    This Museum is designed for visitors to learn by doing, listening, and reading. Touch screen... more...  map

  • Municipal Art Gallery
    839 North State Street • Jackson, MS 39202
    601-960-1582
    This lovely antebellum home has been converted into a striking gallery which showcases the talents... more...  map

  • Richard McKey Art
    3242 North State Street • Jackson, MS 39216
    601-573-1060
    Mississippi artist, Richard McKey, operates this gallery of his own unique pieces. McKey's work is... more...  map

  • Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center
    528 Bloom Street • Jackson, MS 39202
    601-960-1457
    Located in the first African-American public school in Jackson, this museum offers artifacts about... more...  map

  • War Memorial Building
    120 North State Street • Jackson, MS 39201
    601-354-7207
    A monument in memory of Mississippi soldiers with a museum and a model of the Battleship USS... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Jackson Zoological Park
    2918 West Capitol Street • Jackson, MS 39209
    601-352-2585
    The Jackson Zoo features more than 350 animals with more than 130 different species. The Zoo... more...  map

  • Mississippi Petrified Forest
    124 Forest Park Road • Flora, MS 39071
    Located Along U.S. 49
    601-879-8189
    A Registered National Landmark, Mississippi boasts the only Petrified Forest in the Eastern United... more...  map

  • Mynelle Gardens
    4736 Clinton Boulevard • Jackson, MS 39209
    601-960-1894
    A botanical wonderland and wildlife sanctuary that changes with the seasons. more...  map

Science & Technology

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