McRaven Tour Home

The McRaven tour home is one of the most famous antebellum homes in Vicksburg. The house was built during three different periods; construction began in 1797, it was continued in 1836, and it was finished in 1849. All three periods are evident in the tour, which takes you through the distinctly different architecture styles of the house.

Yesterday’s Children Antique Doll and Toy Museum

Located on historic Washington Street in downtown Vicksburg, Yesterday’s Children Antique Doll and Toy Museum showcases over 1000 dolls and toys. The museum is in an 1849 and includes four rooms of displays and a gift shop.

Vicksburg Battlefield Museum

The Battlefield Museum has the world’s largest collection of Civil War gunboats. This museum is home to the 250 square “Fall of Dixie” diorama, as well as the film “The Vanishing Glory,” a film with first hand accounts of what it was like in the city of Vicksburg during the siege.

Christ Episcopal Church

Daily services were held at Christ Episcopal Church during the siege of Vicksburg. The church is the oldest building for public assembly in the city. Building of the church began in 1839, and it still contains original furnishings. Christ Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Interior Casino shot

Cedar Grove Mansion Inn

Cedar Grove is one of the largest bed and breakfasts in the South. Located in the Vicksburg Garden district, the property includes 5 acres, 5 historic buildings, and thirty-three rooms and suites. The mansion was completed in 1852 when its owner, John Klein, returned from his honeymoon with Elizabeth Bartley Day. Cedar Grove suffered assault during the siege of Vicksburg and still has a cannon ball lodged in the wall, a relic of the war.

Linden Plantation

The original Linden Plantation was built in 1827 by John Wesley Vick, the son of the Newitt Vick, founder of Vicksburg. The house burned in 1956, but some of the original furniture, silver, china was saved. Linden was restored in 1994 and now includes eight acres of formal and informal gardens that are available for touring.

Annabelle

Annabelle is located in Vicksburg’s Historic Garden District. John Klein built it for his son Madison Conrad Klein. The mansion includes seven rooms, a parlor, dining room, courtyard and pool.

Anchuca Mansion and Inn

Anchuca, from the Choctaw word meaning “happy home,” was the first columned mansion in Vicksburg. It was the sight of one of Jefferson Davis’s last public addresses to the citizens of Vicksburg. The president of the Confederacy’s brother, Joseph Emory Davis, lived here until his death in 1870.

The Balfour House (Currently Closed to Public)

The Balfour House was the site of the historic Christmas Eve Ball in 1862. The ball was interrupted by the news of “the enemy” coming down the river.
It was also the home of Emma Balfour, who kept a diary during the siege of Vicksburg that was later published. After the siege the Balfour house served as headquarters for Union Major General J.B. McPherson.

Pemberton Headquarters

Pemberton Headquarters is located on Crawford Street in downtown Vicksburg. This historic building served as headquarters for the Lieutenant John C.
Pemberton of the Confederacy. The decision to surrender the city to General Grant was made here on July 3, 1863.

Belle of the Bends

Belle of the Bends is named after named for the steamship that brought Teddy Roosevelt to Vicksburg in 1908. It was built in 1876 by Murray Smith, a Mississippi State Senator. The mansion is located in the Vicksburg Garden District and offers four guest rooms as well as gardens available for touring.

The Corners

John Klein built the Corners for his daughter, Susan. It includes fifteen bedrooms and two suites. At the front of the house there are pierced columns with the symbols of love and marriage, and the Creole parterre gardens are a distinguishing characteristic to The Corners.

The Vicksburg Convention Center

The Convention Center is located on Mulberry Street, near historic Washington Street in downtown Vicksburg. Convention services include registration assistance, badges, plastic bags, brochures and menus, publicity, and itineraries.

Texas Monument

Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum

Located on Washington Street in downtown Vicksburg, the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum contains exhibits depicting the history of Coca-Cola, the lives of the Biedenharn family, and the process that was first used to bottle Coca-Cola. The Museum also includes a candy store and gift shop.

Duff Green Mansion

Businessman Duff Green built this mansion for his wife, Mary Lake. It was used as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Siege of Vicksburg. Since then the Duff Green Mansion has been used for a Soldiers Home, boys orphanage, retirement home, private residence, and is now in use as a Bed and Breakfast.