Meridian Mississippi Attractions

Amusements

• Around Town Carousels Abound
  Throughout Meridian
  601-482-8001
  An amazing outdoor public arts project that features brightly painted, life-sized carousel horse... more...  map

• Bamboo Emu Farm
  3280 Lakeview Golf Course Road • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-693-1108
  Wonderful 80 acre farm that features a scenic 7 acre lake as well as numerous emus, big and gentle... more...  map

• Queen City Speedway
  4062 Arundel Road • Meridian, MS 39307
  601-485-0201
  Have fun with sprint cars, mini-sprints, kid's bike races, and more. more...  map

• Splashdown Country
  9283 Pine Springs Road • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-737-2370
  Features two waterslides, innertube river ride, and a children's pool with small slide and... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Causeyville General Store (circa 1895)
  6129 Causeyville Road • Meridian, MS 39302
  601-644-3102
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this historic general store and gristmill... more...  map

• Frank W. Williams House
  905 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Drive • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-483-8439
  Excellent example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture with oak paneling, stained glass, detailed... more...  map

• Grand Opera House of Mississippi (circa 1890)
  2206 Fifth Street • Meridian, MS 39302
  601-485-3278
  The official State Grand Opera House of Mississippi. Step back in time in this fabulous Victorian... more...  map

• Merrehope
  905 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Drive • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-483-8439
  Used as Confederate headquarters and spared by Sherman during the Civil War, this 20 room Victorian... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Chaney Memorial Site
  Fish Lodge Road • Meridian, MS 39301
  Visit the gravesite of slain Civil Rights worker James Chaney. He volunteered for the... more...  map

• Confederate Cemetary
  Confederate Drive • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-482-9752
  This confederate cemetary contains the graves of 170 soldiers killed during the Civil War. more...  map

• Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery
  19th Street at Fifth Avenue • Meridian, MS 39302
  The 19th Century resting place for Meridian's early largely mercantile Jewish community, Orthodox,... more...  map

• Dentzel Carousel (circa 1909)
  1802 Carousel Drive • Meridian, MS 39302
  Highland Park
  601-485-1802
  The only two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie carousel in the world, this National Historic... more...  map

• McLemore Cemetery
  16th Avenue & 6th Street • Meridian, MS 39301
  Meridian's oldest cemetery includes the gravesite of the city's founder, Richard McLemore. On the... more...  map

• Oddfellows Cemetery
  10th Avenue at 21st Street
  Established in the 1860's by Oddfellows Fraternal Organization, this cemetery is one of the oldest... more...

• Rose Hill Cemetery
  40th Avenue • Meridian, MS 39302
  Between 7th and 8th Streets
  601-482-8001
  Historic cemetery contains monuments of John Ball and Lewis Ragsdale, the graves of the King and... more...  map

• Sam Dale Historical Site
  11012 Highway 39 North • Daleville, MS 39326
  Located 15 Miles North
  601-681-8282
  A two and a half acre park which is built around a memorial dedicated to 19th century frontiersman... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Lauderdale County Department of Archives & History
  410 Constitution Avenue • Meridian, MS 39302
  601-693-1501
  A fully certified archive and record center that contains records of over 100 families in its... more...  map

• Meridian/Lauderdale County Public Library
  2517 Seventh Street • Meridian, MS 39302
  601-693-6771
  An excellent regional genealogy collection is located at this large library that contains numerous... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Jimmie Rodger's Museum
  1725 Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Drive • Meridian, MS 39302
  Highland Park
  601-485-1808
  This unique museum contains numerous displays and artifacts relating to Rodgers including the... more...  map

• Key Brothers Aviation Exhibit
  2811 US Highway 11 South • Meridian, MS 39307
  Meridian Regional Airport
  601-482-0364
  Pictorial exhibit commemorates the Key Brothers, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935. ... more...  map

• Meridian Museum of Art
  628 25th Avenue • Meridian, MS 39301
  601-693-1501
  Located in the Carnegie Library that was built in 1912 and is listed on the National Register of... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Dunn's Falls
  6890 Dunn's Fall Road • Meridian, MS 39301
  Enterprise
  601-655-8550
  Once used as a power source for a gristmill, this spectacular 65 foot waterfall is a popular... more...  map

• Highland Park (circa 1908)
  Highland Drive and Nineteenth Street • Meridian, MS 39302
  601-485-1802
  Home to the Jimmie Rodgers Museum, the Dentzel Carousel, and the Frank Cochran Recreation Center. ... more...  map

• Meridian Zoological Park
  7404 Highway 80 West • Meridian, MS 39307
  601-482-6900
  This zoo features all the fun and learning of any zoo! Enjoy wonderful animal interaction and... more...  map