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Museums
Biedenharn Museum of Coca-ColaŽ Memorabilia
1107 Washington Street
601-638-6514, 601-636-5010
Adults: $2.75; Under 12: $1.75; Add 7% sales tax; Groups of 10 or more: Adults,$1.75; Under 12, $1.50
MC, Visa, AE, Discover
Open all year except New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Open 9 am-5pm, Mon-Sat; 1:30-4:30 pm, Sun
Restored 1890 building where Coca-ColaŽ was first bottled anywhere in the world in1894. Museum contains reproduction bottling works, Coca-ColaŽmemorabilia,1900 soda fountain and restored 1890 candy store. Fountain Cokes, ice cream floats, Mississippi-made Ford's dipped ice cream and over 100 Coca-ColaŽ items for sale in the museum's gift shop.
www.biedenharncoca-colamuseum.com
Jacqueline House, African American Museum
1325 Main Street
601-619-0002
10 am-4 pm, Sat.; Mon-Fri By Appt. Please call.
The Jacqueline House African American Museum is Vicksburg's only museum for the exclusive study of history and culture of people of African descent in the Vicksburg-Warren County area. The collection of over20,000 items has material in all formats: photographs, books, manuscripts, music, posters, newspapers, and rare ephemera. In addition, the collection houses selected artifacts, including items dating back to the slave period. Reservations required.
 Mississippi Arts Center
201 E. Pascagoula Street - Jackson
601-960-1500
Admission: varies by exhibit
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The Mississippi Arts Center is located at 201 E. Pascagoula Street in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. From Interstate 55, take the Pearl Street Exit (Exit 96A) into downtown Jackson. Turn left at Lamar Street. The Museum is located two blocks south at the northeast corner of Lamar and Pascagoula Streets. For individualized directions, please use the interactive map below.Located in downtown Jackson's Arts District, the he Mississippi Arts Center is next door to the Russell C. Davis Planetarium, the Mississippi Museum of Art, Thalia Mara Hall (City Auditorium), the new Telecommunications & Convention centers, and within walking distance of the Old Capitol Museum, & the War Memorial Building, all significant educational and cultural attractions in the heart of the capital city.
Old Court House Museum-Eva W. Davis Memorial
1008 Cherry Street
601-636-0741
Adults: $5; Students grades 1-12: $3; Preschool: Free; Senior Citizens (65 and older): $4.50; Group rates available
Visa, MC
8:30 am-4:30 pm, Mon-Sat; 1:30-5 pm, Sun; Open till 5 during Daylight Savings Time
Vicksburg's most historic building, it was constructed by slaves in 1858, has hosted such great Americans as Jefferson Davis, Theodore Roosevelt, John Breckinridge, Booker T. Washington, William McKinley and U.S. Grant. Here the U.S. flag was raised and the Confederate lowered on July 4, 1863. Artifacts help tell Vicksburg's story in the National Historic Landmark structure, which also has a gift shop. Self guided tour. Handicapped Access.
www.oldcourthouse.org
Southern Cultural Heritage Complex
1302 Adams Street
601-631-2997, 601-631-3734
Adults: $5; Students: $3; Groups of 10 or more $4 each
Visa, MC
Individual and group tours available by appt. (Enter from Adams Street Entrance)
The Southern Cultural Heritage Complex is an affiliate of the Mississippi Museum of Art. This cultural center tells the story of the Sisters of Mercy, who for 132 years educated children and nursed the sick at Saint Francis Xavier Academy and Convent. Tours showcase: the Cobb House (circa 1830), the original school and hospital barracks during the Civil War; the Gothic Revival Convent (1868); the Italianate Auditorium (1885);and the 1937 Academy. National Register of Historic Places, Mississippi Landmark. Call for information about cultural programming, events and private rental.
www.southernculture.org
info@southernculture.org
Vicksburg Battlefield Museum
4139 I-20 Frontage Road
601-638-6500
Adults: $5.50; Students: $3.25 (Including tax); Group rates available on request.
Visa, MC, Discover, AMEX
9 am-5 pm, Sun-Sat, Year Round
Houses the Gray & Blue Naval Society, collection of models and the film presentation of the "Vanishing Glory". Features the World's largest collection of WBTS ship models, the only diorama of the Siege of Vicksburg, the Vicksburg Story as told by the civilians and soldiers, a collection of riverboat models and naval vessels with Mississippi names. Film begins every 45 minutes. Handicapped Access.
www.vicksburgbattlefieldmuseum.com
thegunboat@bellsouth.net
Vicksburg National Military Park
Visitor Center: 601-636-0583
Cairo Museum: 601-636-2199
$8 per vehicle, $4 individual
Visa, MC, Discover, AMEX
Visitor Center: 8 am-5 pm, daily
USS Cairo Museum: 8 am-5 pm. Extended hours during summer months. Closed Christmas Day. Personal Guide in your car: 1-6 passengers $30, 7-15 $40, 16-47 $60, (Reservations requested) check or cash only. Cassette tapes and CDs available at the visitor center. Tour begins at the visitors center, where life sized exhibits and artifacts from the Siege of Vicksburg are on display. An 18-minute film which recounts the campaign is shown on the hour and half-hour.
www.nps.gov/vick
Yesterday's Children Antique Doll and Toy Museum
1104 Washington Street
601-638-0650
Adults: $3; Under 12: $2
Groups of 10 or more - Adults: $2; Under 12: $1.25
MC, Visa
Sept-May, 10 am-4 pm, Mon-Sat; Jun-Aug,9:30 am-4:30 pm, Mon-Sun; Except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
The museum includes a gift shop and 4 rooms of displays housed in an 1849 building. It has1000+ dolls, Mid-1800 China Heads, late1800's French and German dolls, 1900 compos, Madame Alexanders, contemporary dolls dating from the 1940's to the present and accessories. Boys' toys include pedal cars, trucks, trains, boats, guns, soldiers, planes, cars, construction equipment and more. Also includes hobby horses, rocking horses, doll carriages, doll houses and displays. Handicapped Access.
www.yesterdayschildrenmuseum.com
carolyn@yesterdayschildrenmuseum.com
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