Attractions in Meridian, Mississippi
Historic Homes & Buildings
Causeyville General Store 601-644-3102
6129 Causeyville Road, Meridian, MS 39301
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Causeyville General Store was opened in 1895, as a general store and gristmill. It contains many original... more info mapFrank W. Williams House 601-483-8439
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Drive, Meridian, MS 39301
This Queen Ann Victorian-style home was built by Frank W. Williams at 3128 8th Street. Highlights of the home, located adjacent to Merrehope; include beautiful stained... more info map
Historic Sites & Monuments
Dentzel Carousel 601-485-1802
1802 Carousel Drive, Meridian, MS 39301
Highland Park
Manufactured in 1896, by Gustav Dentzel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the 1904 St. Louis Exposition and later sold to the City of Meridian; the Dentzel Carousel has... more info mapJames Chaney Memorial Site
5052 Fish Lodge Road, Meridian, MS 39307
Okatibbee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
The "grave site of slain civil rights worker James Chaney, who volunteered along with Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman to aid in the registration of African-American... more info mapMcLemore Cemetery
Intersection of 6th Street & 16th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, McLemore Cemetery is "considered Meridian's oldest cemetery and its oldest surviving historic site." One of 18 sites... more info mapOddfellows Cemetery
"Established in the 1860's by the Oddfellows fraternal organization, this cemetery is one of the oldest and most historic African American cemeteries in the area." more infoRose Hill Cemetery
701 40th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39307
8th Street & 40th Avenue
The final resting place of Meridian founders John Ball and Lewis Ragsdale, Confederate soldiers, Emil and Kelly Mitchell, the King and Queen of the Gypsies; and more. more info mapSam Dale Historical Site
11015 Highway 39 North, Daleville, MS 39326
Located 15 Miles North of Meridian
A 2.5-acre park which is built around a memorial dedicated to 19th century frontiersman and patriot, General Sam Dale, who rode from Georgia to the Battle of New Orleans... more info map
Libraries & Research Centers
Lauderdale County Department of Archives & History 601-482-9752
410 Constitution Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301
2nd Floor of the Raymond P. Davis Annex Building
Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Closed for most state holidays. more info mapMeridian-Lauderdale County Public Library 601-693-6771
2517 7th Street, Meridian, MS 39301
The Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library is normally open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. more info map
Museums & Galleries
Jimmie Rodgers Museum 601-485-1808
1725 Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Drive, Meridian, MS 39307
Highland Park
The Jimmie Rodgers Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. more info mapMeridian Museum of Art, The 601-693-1501
628 25th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301
Housed in the historic Old Carnegie Library building (1912-13), a Mississippi Landmark that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the Meridian Museum of... more info map
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
Dunn's Falls 601-655-8550
6890 Dunn's Fall Road, Enterprise, MS 39930
Located in the hills along the Chunky River, Dunn's Fall's water park features a 65-foot waterfall that was created in the mid 1850's by Irish immigrant John Dunn, an... more info map
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