Oxford (Mississippi) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city and county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America
About Oxford (Mississippi)
Oxford is the home of the University of Mississippi, affectionately known asOle Miss, and is in Lafayette County, outside the Oxford city limits. It also served as the inspiration for Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner's fictional Jefferson (Lafayette County being Yoknapatawpha), the locale of many of his novels. Oxonians and University members like to describe the town with the motto "We may not win every game, but we never lose a party." Locals, partially jokingly, refer to the Square as the "Center of the Universe." Many residents see Oxford as a small townNew Orleans, calling it theLittle Easy. It is widely known throughout the South for its Southern charm, Old South feel, party atmosphere, and its beautiful women, whom even Hugh Hefner called the finest in the world. Oxford is
Top Attractions in Oxford (Mississippi)
Explore the best things to see and do in Oxford (Mississippi):
- ★Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference
- ★Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- ★Confederate Cemetery
- ★Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
- ★Grand Oaks
- ★John W. Kyle State Park
- ★Malco's Oxford Studio Cinema
- ★Mallard Pointe Golf Course
Where to Eat in Oxford (Mississippi)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Abners Famous Chicken Tenders
- 🍴BBB (Big Bad Breakfast)
- 🍴Boure
- 🍴B's Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Q
- 🍴Handy Andy
- 🍴Heartbreak Coffee
Where to Stay in Oxford (Mississippi)
- 🏨Cart Barn Inn @ Yoda Creek
- 🏨Comfort Inn Oxford
- 🏨Graduate Hotel
- 🏨Hampton Inn
- 🏨Hightower Properties of Oxford, LLC
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
Oxford (Mississippi) Travel Guide Sections
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