Open daily 10:00 am – Noon; 1:30 pm –4:30 pm (please call first).Approximately 30-minute tour. This breathtaking Italianate mansion sits atop a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and is one of Mississippi’s best preserved historical homes. It showcases beautiful oval, arched woodwork and trim and intricate Bavarian plaster a...

Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg is the long-time market share leader in the city of Vicksburg. With its ornate columns, bright, flashing lights and crystal chandeliers, our 70,000 square-foot casino is a real Mississippi showstopper and includes the largest live poker room in the market, three on-site dining venues; three bars and lounges; two ent...

The place to “B&B,” this charming escape offers luxurious comfort in a relaxed setting and some of the best food in town. Our guest rooms are beautifully decorated and feature 100% cotton linens, Gilchrest & Soames toiletries, private baths, cable television, and WiFi. Your stay includes a full plantation style breakfast and tou...

Access at Grove and Hope Streets, traffic light #10. Public access except on Saturday. Evidence of a once robust Jewish community, the cemetery dates back to 1864. A lunette fortification was built on the property by the Confederacy. On May 19 and 22, 1863, it was the site of fierce fighting and bloodshed. In 1864, t...

“The Official Jewelry Designer for Miss Mississippi”, Art & Soul is known for custom jewelry, original artwork, local handicrafts, dramatic wall crosses, and more.Known for their creative vintage embellishments and hand-painted vintage furniture, Art & Soul seamlessly blends old and new styles. Vis...

The oldest single person art gallery in the state. Featuring Southern folk art, contemporary fine art, handmade pottery, hand blown & fused glass, photography, handmade jewelry, and many  blues related items e.g. photos, art, tins. Also highlighted in various mediums are Highway 61 Blues and Elvis. All major credit cards accepted.

To schedule a tour please call in advance. Tours last between 30-45 minutes. A charming bed and breakfast retreat, this exquisite example of Eastlake Victorian was built in 1870 by Lazarus Baer for his wife Leona. The home features handcrafted American chestnut and black walnut detailed woodwork. On each side of the entry are the original...

Open every day at any reasonable time. Appointments/Reservations requested and recommended. Tours $5 per person. Two conflicting stories, one a fifty-three page handwritten family history, the other a researched account of documented events, address the property from as early as 1840. Both conclue that the majestic structure, built by Jos...

The first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mississippi and the first Masonic Lodge in Mississippi were organized here in 1875. In 1890, Campbell College, the first African American College in Mississippi was established without the aid of whites, operated out of a building behind Bethel. The college moved to Jackson, MS in 1897 and was absorbe...

The only African American cemetery in Vicksburg established by the Vicksburg Tabernacle #19 Independent Order of Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity around 1884. The final resting place for members of some of the prominent African American families in Vicksburg's history and tehre are more than 5,500 graves scattered across the grassy tree-stu...