By Shaina Amienyi
Jackson
Mississippi
Mississippi
Photo gallery
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Downtown JacksonPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
Rodeo RiderPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
Mississippi State FairPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
International Museum of Muslim CulturesPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
Jackson OrangutangPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
Standard Life BuildingPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
Wives and Daughters MonumentPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau -
USA-IBC-GalaPhoto By: Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Known as the “City with Soul,” Jackson, Mississippi is favorite among those looking to experience a city with a rich musical and cultural heritage. Jackson has something for all music lovers, but the Blues is what the city is primarily known for.
EscapeWizard.com encourages you to plan and book your vacation to Mississippi’s capitol. Jackson is accessible via Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN). Book your flight to Mississippi’s soulful city using the following link (www.escapewizard.com/flight.php). Also, check out EscapeWizard.com for our selection of recommended hotels in Jackson. When you are arranging hotel accommodations, please visit the hotel portion of our website (www.escapewizard.com/hotels.php?flag=htl).
Once in Jackson, be sure to visit downtown and tour the Governor’s Mansion and the Mississippi State House, which was designed to look like the United States Capitol Building. Downtown is also where many of the cultural attractions are located. The music scene in Jackson draws many visitors to the city. Visitors will have no problem finding live music to listen to on the weekends. Downtown is the main area for nightlife in Jackson. EscapeWizard.com recommends some of the bars and clubs on Commerce and Capitol Streets. In addition to bars and clubs, there are four museums, ten historic sites, three parks, and over 30 restaurants; we here at EscapeWizard.com encourage you to make downtown your first stop in Jackson.
Visitors to Jackson will quickly discover why it is called the “City with Soul.” The city is alive with Mississippi blues heritage. To get a feel for real Mississippi blues music, stop at one of the urban blues juke joints, clubs, or restaurants with live music. Jackson offers a diverse display of music, including jazz, hip hop, pop, Celtic, and even classical music. The Mississippi Symphony offers a fall-to-spring season of concerts at various local venues. The symphony is highly recommended by us at EscapeWizard.com.
Aside from Jackson’s musical heritage, the city has a rich African American heritage. For example, Jackson was a site for activism during the Civil Rights Movement. Medgar Evers, an African American Civil Rights activist, lived in Jackson. Visit the home where he lived and died; a room in the house has been turned into a museum that tells the story of his life.
Another location rich in African American history is the historic Farish Street District, which is undergoing revitalization to turn it into Jackson’s newest entertainment district. Farish Street is to Jackson what Beale Street is to Memphis. The district was once a center of African American culture, politics, religion, and business and now has over 690 designated historical landmarks. These include the Alamo Theater, which once hosted acts like B.B. King and Nat King Cole. If visiting Jackson in September, EscapeWizard.com urges you to attend the Farish Street Heritage Festival. The festival has food and merchandise vendors as well as live musical entertainment.
Just outside of the city of Jackson is Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg is most known for its roll in the American Civil War. The Battle of Vicksburg was one of the most pivotal engagements of the Civil War, but was ultimately one by General Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. Vacationers can talk the battlefield grounds and view the monuments and graveyard that houses the remains of brave soldiers from both the Union and the Confederacy.
All in all, EscapeWizard.com assures you that any sized group will enjoy a trip to Jackson, Mississippi. Book your next vacation to this soulful city using the link above.
EscapeWizard.com encourages you to plan and book your vacation to Mississippi’s capitol. Jackson is accessible via Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN). Book your flight to Mississippi’s soulful city using the following link (www.escapewizard.com/flight.php). Also, check out EscapeWizard.com for our selection of recommended hotels in Jackson. When you are arranging hotel accommodations, please visit the hotel portion of our website (www.escapewizard.com/hotels.php?flag=htl).
Once in Jackson, be sure to visit downtown and tour the Governor’s Mansion and the Mississippi State House, which was designed to look like the United States Capitol Building. Downtown is also where many of the cultural attractions are located. The music scene in Jackson draws many visitors to the city. Visitors will have no problem finding live music to listen to on the weekends. Downtown is the main area for nightlife in Jackson. EscapeWizard.com recommends some of the bars and clubs on Commerce and Capitol Streets. In addition to bars and clubs, there are four museums, ten historic sites, three parks, and over 30 restaurants; we here at EscapeWizard.com encourage you to make downtown your first stop in Jackson.
Visitors to Jackson will quickly discover why it is called the “City with Soul.” The city is alive with Mississippi blues heritage. To get a feel for real Mississippi blues music, stop at one of the urban blues juke joints, clubs, or restaurants with live music. Jackson offers a diverse display of music, including jazz, hip hop, pop, Celtic, and even classical music. The Mississippi Symphony offers a fall-to-spring season of concerts at various local venues. The symphony is highly recommended by us at EscapeWizard.com.
Aside from Jackson’s musical heritage, the city has a rich African American heritage. For example, Jackson was a site for activism during the Civil Rights Movement. Medgar Evers, an African American Civil Rights activist, lived in Jackson. Visit the home where he lived and died; a room in the house has been turned into a museum that tells the story of his life.
Another location rich in African American history is the historic Farish Street District, which is undergoing revitalization to turn it into Jackson’s newest entertainment district. Farish Street is to Jackson what Beale Street is to Memphis. The district was once a center of African American culture, politics, religion, and business and now has over 690 designated historical landmarks. These include the Alamo Theater, which once hosted acts like B.B. King and Nat King Cole. If visiting Jackson in September, EscapeWizard.com urges you to attend the Farish Street Heritage Festival. The festival has food and merchandise vendors as well as live musical entertainment.
Just outside of the city of Jackson is Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vicksburg is most known for its roll in the American Civil War. The Battle of Vicksburg was one of the most pivotal engagements of the Civil War, but was ultimately one by General Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. Vacationers can talk the battlefield grounds and view the monuments and graveyard that houses the remains of brave soldiers from both the Union and the Confederacy.
All in all, EscapeWizard.com assures you that any sized group will enjoy a trip to Jackson, Mississippi. Book your next vacation to this soulful city using the link above.