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Antebellum Vicksburg
The Martha Vick House circa 1830*
Visit the last Vick family home in Vicksburg. This mini-mansion, built for the unmarried daughter of Vicksburg's founder, Newit Vick, has been carefully restored and furnished as a "fine but comfortable" home.
The Duff Green Mansion circa 1856*
The lovely 3-story Duff Green Mansion was constructed by skilled slave labor and was a hospital for Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War.
Anchuca circa 1830*
This historically registered 1830 Greek Revival home has been magnificently restored to its original stately elegance. Come experience refined elegance and southern hospitality.
George Washington Ball House circa 1822*
George Washington Ball, a distant cousin of our first president, built this Federal style house about 1822, making it the largest home in old town Vicksburg at the time.
Lunch
Cedar Grove circa 1840-1858*
A magnificent 1840 Greek Revival mansion overlooking the Mississippi River on four acres with formal gardens, gazebos, fountains and courtyards which are a prelude to the mansion furnished with many original antiques, including gas-lit chandeliers. A union cannonball is still lodged in the parlor wall.
Southern Cultural Heritage Complex
This cultural center tells the story of the Sisters of Mercy's 132 years of educating the children and nursing sick at the Saint Francis Xavier Academy and Convent. Listed on the National Register of Historic places, this center showcases the original1830 school, a hospital and barracks during the Civil War. The Southern Cultural Heritage Complex is an affiliate of the Mississippi Museum of Art.
McRaven circa 1797,1836,1849
Featured in National Geographic Magazine as the "Time Capsule of the South." See a 1700's kitchen, completely furnished home with museum quality antiques and with cannon damage from the Siege of Vicksburg visible inside and out.
Linden Plantation Gardens*
An 1820's plantation, founded by the Vick family, this home contains original antiques, unique family pieces and documents that reflect life during occupation by Union soldiers. Eight acres of formal and informal gardens, a plantation cabin and old cemetery round out the tour.
Enjoy shopping in historic downtown Vicksburg, Pemberton Square Mall or at the Vicksburg Factory Outlets.
Dinner
Evening excitement can be found at Vicksburg's four casinos: Ameristar Casino, Horizon Casino, Isle of Capri Casino and Rainbow Casino. Enjoy a carriage ride in downtown Vicksburg, a walking ghost tour or a sunset cruise on the Mississippi River aboard the Sweet Olive.
Special events information is available on the Calendar of Events page. Be sure not to miss "Gold in the Hills," the longest playing melodrama in the country, Vicksburg's Pilgrimage Tour of Homes, "Riverfest," a musical celebration on the streets of historic downtown Vicksburg, Vicksburg's International Chamber Music Festival, 4th of July Extravaganza, Juneteenth Heritage Celebration, Civil War Living History, Mardi Gras Ball and Parade, Christmas Confederate Ball and much more.
*Bed and Breakfast accommodations available
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