Trapper's Gator Farm Highway 15 South, Laurel, MS 39440, 601-428-4967, Just nine miles outside of Laurel is a wild world of animals! This seven acre farm includes a black bear, a lion, cougars, raccoons, fox, deer, goats, turtles and many alligators. You can even stand on the pier and feed hungry turtles or pet the alligators that Trapper breeds.

Deason Home Deason and Anderson Street, Laurel, MS 39440, 601-477-8646, This 1840's home is the oldest home in Jones County with beautiful architecture and fascinating tales associated with it.

St. John's Episcopal Church (circa 1914) 540 North Fifth Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440, This Romanesque style church has as its' central design element the round arch which is found above the doorway, in the side windows, and inside supporting the roof. One of the major arches divides the altar from the congregation.  

Landrum's Country Homestead & Village (circa 1871) Hwy. 15 S., 601-649-2546, Recreation of late 1800s settlement with chapel, general store, gem mine, cabins, jail gristmill, and mystery house. more...

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art 565 North Fifth Avenue, Laurel, MS 39441, 601-649-6374, Features collections of American and European paintings, Native American baskets, English Georgian silver and Japanese Woodblock prints. more...