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Top Attractions in Jackson

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18 Listed places
4.6 average across 18 rated listings
Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Adults $15; seniors $13; students $10; children ages 4–18 $8; children 3 and under free. – Free general admission; special exhibitions, programs, and events may require separately priced tickets.
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Mississippi Governor's Mansion

City of Jackson Fire Museum

Famous for: Authentic firefighting artifacts, including antique engines, hose carts, safety nets, uniforms and communications equipment from Jackson’s fire-service history.

City of Jackson Fire Museum preserves antique fire engines, 1920s–30s hose carts, uniforms and rescue equipment beside a working Jackson station.

History buffs Fire service enthusiasts Families with school-age kids

Eudora Welty House & Garden

Famous for: The preserved home, literary legacy, and historic garden of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty.

Tour Eudora Welty’s 1925 Belhaven home, original furnishings and historic garden at 1109 Pinehurst St. in Jackson, with guided house tours.

Literature lovers History Buffs Art Lovers

Governor’s Mansion

Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Famous for: An 1842 Greek Revival executive residence and one of America’s longest continuously occupied governors’ mansions.

Tour Mississippi’s 1842 Greek Revival Governor’s Mansion in downtown Jackson, with free guided historic-room visits Tuesday through Thursday.

History Buffs Families with Kids First-Time Visitors

International Museum of Muslim Cultures

Famous for: America’s first Muslim museum, interpreting Islamic art, scholarship, global cultures, and interfaith connections.

Explore Islamic art, calligraphy and global history at downtown Jackson’s International Museum of Muslim Cultures, America’s first Muslim museum.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Famous for: The preserved Jackson home where Medgar Evers was assassinated and civil rights history changed course.

Tour Medgar and Myrlie Evers’ preserved Jackson home, where Medgar Evers was murdered in 1963 and civil rights history is immediate today.

History Buffs Solo Travelers Families with Kids

Mississippi Children’s Museum

Famous for: Hands-on Mississippi-themed galleries that combine literacy, arts, wellness, science and imaginative workplace play for children.

Jackson’s Mississippi Children’s Museum pairs $13 hands-on galleries, art-making and outdoor play with Mississippi science, health and literacy.

Families with young children Rainy-day visitors Educators

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Famous for: Eight immersive galleries chronicling Mississippi’s Black freedom struggle, grassroots activism, and civil rights movement from 1945 to 1976.

Jackson’s Mississippi Civil Rights Museum uses eight immersive galleries to trace the state’s freedom struggle from 1945 to 1976.

History Buffs Educators Solo Travelers

Mississippi Museum of Art

Famous for: Free access to American and Mississippi art galleries alongside Jackson’s 1.2-acre Art Garden.

Explore Jackson’s Mississippi Museum of Art: free American and Mississippi art galleries, a 1.2-acre Art Garden, museum store, and downtown setting.

Art Lovers Families with Kids History Buffs

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Famous for: A state natural-history museum known for its aquarium network, fossils, and Mississippi wildlife habitats.

Explore Mississippi wildlife, fossils and 200-plus live species in aquarium habitats at this 73,000-square-foot museum in Jackson’s LeFleur’s Bluff.

Families with curious kids Wildlife enthusiasts Science-minded travelers

Museum of Mississippi History

Famous for: A free, chronological exploration of Mississippi history from First Peoples through Civil Rights and contemporary culture.

Explore 15,000 years of Mississippi history through free, artifact-rich galleries at downtown Jackson’s Two Mississippi Museums campus.

History Buffs Families with Kids Solo Travelers

Old Capitol Museum

Famous for: Mississippi’s 1839 Greek Revival former capitol and the pivotal political conventions held inside it.

Explore Mississippi’s 1839 Greek Revival statehouse in downtown Jackson, with historic legislative chambers, a domed rotunda, and free entry.

History Buffs Families with Kids Architecture Fans

Presidential Hills Park

Famous for: Neighborhood recreation in northwest Jackson, with outdoor basketball courts, children’s play space, and open grassy areas.

Plan a free outdoor break at Presidential Hills Park in northwest Jackson, with basketball, playground time, grassy areas, and practical visiting tips.

Families with young children Casual basketball players Budget-conscious travelers

The Oaks House Museum

Famous for: An 1853 Greek Revival Boyd family home with original furnishings, Victorian gardens, and exceptional Jackson history.

Tour Jackson’s 1853 Greek Revival Boyd House, where original family furniture, a 31-star flag and Victorian-style gardens illuminate local history.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Families with Kids

Welcome To Jackson Sign

Famous for: A free downtown Jackson arrival-photo landmark on East Pearl Street near the Capitol district.

Find the Welcome To Jackson Sign at 509 E Pearl St in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, a free roadside photo stop near the…

Road trippers Photographers Families with Kids
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