Worth a DetourThe Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale
Mississippi
The birthplace of the blues: the flat cotton lands of Highway 61, with juke joints, the crossroads and a real sense of history.
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Mississippi
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Places in Mississippi
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Worth a DetourVicksburg National Military Park
Mississippi
The 47-day siege that gave the Union the Mississippi River, with over a thousand monuments and a salvaged ironclad.
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If You're Nearby
If You're NearbyNatchez Trace Parkway
Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee
A peaceful 444-mile drive from Mississippi to Nashville, along an ancient trail used by Native Americans and frontier boatmen.
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If You're NearbyOxford and Tupelo
Mississippi
William Faulkner's literary college town, and the tiny two-room house where Elvis Presley was born.
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Also in Mississippi
Not on the short list, but here if your work or family brings you.