Jackson (Mississippi) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of Mississippi, United States
About Jackson (Mississippi)
Before Jackson became Jackson, a village sprang up around a trading post on the Pearl River called LeFleur's Bluff. Even while the Choctaw Nation called this area home, Mississippi was created in 1817 and early government officials from Natchez selected this site for a new capital in 1821. Jackson was slow to take off, but the Confederacy used it as a manufacturing center and military hospital during the war. General Tecumseh Sherman noted its significance and burned it once on his way to the military campaign in Vicksburg and then once again to completion after Confederate troops from the city had blundered a sort of revenge attack. Thus a lot of antebellum architecture went up in flames, sparing pretty much only the original capitol building and governor's home. Thereafter Jackson eventu
Top Attractions in Jackson (Mississippi)
Explore the best things to see and do in Jackson (Mississippi):
- ★Battlefield Park
- ★Byram Swinging Bridge
- ★Dixie National Livestock Show, Parade and Rodeo
- ★Eudora Welty House & Garden
- ★International Museum of Muslim Cultures
- ★Jackson Zoo
- ★LeFleur's Bluff State Park
- ★Light and Glass Studio
Where to Eat in Jackson (Mississippi)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Amerigo's
- 🍴Big Apple Inn
- 🍴Cock of the Walk
- 🍴El Portrillo
- 🍴La Cazuela
- 🍴Mama Hamil's
Where to Stay in Jackson (Mississippi)
- 🏨Best Western
- 🏨Comfort Suites Airport
- 🏨Days Inn by Wyndham Pearl/Jackson Airport
- 🏨Drury Inn & Suites Jackson Ridgeland
- 🏨Fairview Inn
- 🏨Hampton Inn
Jackson (Mississippi) Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: