The Natchez Trace Parkway Themed Travel
The scenic Natchez Trace Parkway is renowned for its unspoiled, natural
beauty. Stretching diagonally across the state from Natchez to, eventually, Nashville, Tennessee (444 miles), the
parkway follows an enchanted route through lush forests into the heart of
Mississippi’s past. First used by Native Americans thousands of years ago and
later as a major trade route during frontier days, the Trace is lined with
markers that point out important sites and detail the fascinating history of
this ancient route, including portions of the 19th-century path.
Clinton
• Travelers of the Natchez Trace can stop at a beautiful visitors center displaying the history, pride and progress of Clinton.
French Camp
• One of the first communities founded along the Trace, French Camp dates to 1812 and was used as a campsite by Gen. Andrew Jackson. The village includes an 1840 log cabin, a visitors center, crafts, a sorghum mill, a B&B and the historic Col. Drane House.
Jackson
• The state’s capital boasts such attractions as the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum/National Agricultural Aviation Museum, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the Governor’s Mansion.
• Located in the heart of downtown at the intersection of State and Capitol streets, the Old Capitol served as Mississippi’s statehouse from 1839 to 1903. The National Historic Landmark reopened in 2009 following a complete restoration which returned the historic Governor’s Office, State Library, and Senate and High Court chambers to their 19th- century appearances.
Kosciusko
• The Kosciusko visitors center includes a permanent display on Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Polish freedom fighter, and a Natchez Trace Parkway exhibit.
Natchez
• Tour the magnificent antebellum homes and opulent mansions of Natchez.
• Take a carriage ride through historic downtown or go shopping for period antiques.
For more information on the Natchez Trace
Parkway, scan the bar code with your
smartphone or visit VisitMississippi.org/ scenic-byways.aspx
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