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6/24/2014 11:24:17 PM EDT
Vicksburg - where to stay?  Where to eat?  What to do?

Wife and I will be. On vacation next week and Vicksburg is looking like Saturdays destination. Wife likes the antebellum homes, I like the civil war stuff. Any good civil war museums?  Gun museums?  

6/25/2014 8:19:05 AM EDT
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Cairo museum, battlefield tour with unit specific monuments, etc.  Take her to old town.
6/25/2014 1:38:28 PM EDT
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Several of my ancestors served in MS units of the CSA. At least one was in Vicksburg during the siege, then taken prisoner by the US Army.

Thanks
6/25/2014 7:11:34 PM EDT
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Go eat here!

And here

Those are a couple of my favorites, the casino's seafood buffet is ok on the food aspect but the atmosphere sucks.

A must see
6/25/2014 9:50:13 PM EDT
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Another vote for Walnut Hills. Might want to look into dinner or even staying at Anchuca Mansion as well.
6/25/2014 10:38:29 PM EDT
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I'm using points for a room at the Baymont Inn, so the room is taken care of.

Looks like dinner at the walnut inn.

We may only have time for either the Cairo museum or the military park, Im leaning toward the latter.
6/25/2014 11:35:48 PM EDT
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I'm using points for a room at the Baymont Inn, so the room is taken care of.



Looks like dinner at the walnut inn.



We may only have time for either the Cairo museum or the military park, Im leaning toward the latter.
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The museum is in the park. At bare minimum you should be able to drive by it.



 
6/25/2014 11:41:07 PM EDT
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I'm using points for a room at the Baymont Inn, so the room is taken care of.

Looks like dinner at the walnut inn.

We may only have time for either the Cairo museum or the military park, Im leaning toward the latter.
The museum is in the park. At bare minimum you should be able to drive by it.
 


Thanks, with all this rain lately I'm trying to have a game plan for bad weather.

6/26/2014 8:42:08 AM EDT
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I'm using points for a room at the Baymont Inn, so the room is taken care of.



Looks like dinner at the walnut inn.



We may only have time for either the Cairo museum or the military park, Im leaning toward the latter.
The museum is in the park. At bare minimum you should be able to drive by it.

 




Thanks, with all this rain lately I'm trying to have a game plan for bad weather.



In that case don't forget the Vicksburg Courthouse Museum.



 
6/29/2014 9:54:58 PM EDT
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I'm using points for a room at the Baymont Inn, so the room is taken care of.

Looks like dinner at the walnut inn.

We may only have time for either the Cairo museum or the military park, Im leaning toward the latter.
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It's Walnut Hills.  Pretty good fried chicken.

Stop by the Old Courthouse museum. It's much better than the Cairo and National Park Museum in my opinion.  Of course, I am prejudiced.

Avoid the casinos like the plague they are.
6/29/2014 11:30:09 PM EDT
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We had just enough time to see the military park, Cairo museum, and eat at the Walnut Hills.

All were worthwhile, thanks for the suggestions. We are in New Orleans tonight and it's on to NW Florida tomorrow.