Welcome to the staff of hospitality! So informally called the Mississippi - the twentieth in the bill of America. He got his name from the river of the same name, whose name was given to the Ojibwe tribe. "Mississippi" is translated as a "big river", and this is really so - this is the largest river in North America. Its length is 3,770 km, it flows through ten states. Mississippi is also called the "Magnolia State."

The state capital is Jackson.

Large cities - Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Biloxi.

The state of Mississippi gave the world the writer William Faulkner, playwright Tennessee Williams and the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley. And it was here that blues was born!

How to get here

To get to Jackson, first you have to get to Washington. From Moscow 10 hours fly. And already from Washington you can directly or with a transfer in Atlanta, fly to the capital of Mississippi. The journey takes a little less than 3 hours. Tickets for domestic flights of the USA are inexpensive, for an adult - about 3 thousand rubles.

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The climate of Mississippi

The climate in the Mississippi is subtropical - with a long, humid summer and a short, warm winter .The average air temperature in July is +26 ° C, and in January +9 ° C .However, in some areas of the state, heavy snow and snowstorms can occur in the winter .In late summer - early autumn in areas remote from the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane season begins .The southern part of Mississippi is particularly affected by natural disasters .In 1969, a devastating hurricane Camilla passed through the state, and in 2005 almost 240 people were killed because of Hurricane Katrina .The staff is also subject to a tornado .Every year there are more than 20 tornadoes here .

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Mississippi

The state of Mississippi is known for its music and literature. It was here that blues was born and developed during the cotton crisis. We can not fail to note the role of the state in the development of rock and roll. His "King" Elvis Presley was just from Tupelo. The State of Mississippi presented the world of playwright Tennessee Williams and Nobel laureate, writer William Faulkner.

Jackson regularly hosts an international competition of ballet dancers. And in the city of Starkville every year an independent Magnolia film festival is held.

Faulkner Manor

In 1972, the University of Mississippi bought the family estate of William Faulkner, it is called "Rowan-Oak" and is kept exactly as it was in the writer's lifetime.

William Faulkner House Museum

Vicksburg National Park

Vicksburg is the cultural center of the state, known primarily by the Military Historical National Park .In 1863, Jackson was subjected to a siege, which lasted 47 days .Fortification fortifications on the territory of Vicksberg have survived today, these are the main attractions of the park .There are 1325 historical monuments and memorials on its territory .This is a real historical complex, including trenches and trenches with a total length of 32 kilometers, two old houses, 144 guns .There is also a cemetery where soldiers who fought for independence were buried .

In 1966, the Military Historical Park Vicksburg was included in the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. Every year more than a million tourists visit it.

State funding for the park is barely enough to make ends meet. The main source of income is donations from organizations and sponsors. However, periodically in Vicksburg open days are arranged, when the entrance to the park is completely free.

Another landmark of the state is the Mississippi petrified forest, it is a national natural monument. And if there is a desire to visit something special, then go ahead - to the world catfish festival in the city of Belzon.

Jackson

During the war, the city was destroyed by the United States General William Sherman, so valuable historical buildings survived very little. One of them is the Capitol of 1839. Today, the Museum of Mississippi History operates here, its exhibits reflect the history of the state's struggle for civil rights. Old black-and-white films tell about it.

A wonderful place for a family excursion is the Museum of Agriculture and Forestry. Among the exhibits is a farm built in 1850 with a vegetable garden and a barnyard, a miniature of the main street of the city of the 30s of the last century with the largest sweetshop.

Interesting for tourists and a gallery of folk art, where you can buy a souvenir made by Chocata Indians, and the local Muenell-Ardens Zoo, and the Mississippi Natural Science Museum.

Mississippi River

Biloxi

Will be in Mississippi, look in the port and an important tourist center of the state - Biloxi. Especially if you are a man of excitement: in the city there is a network of famous gambling establishments. Back in Biloxi there is a lighthouse and a national library.

Bonsai kennel

Want a real tree in a pot? Then do not drive past the town of Olive Branch. Here is the largest in the country nursery bonsai, where they grow and sell all kinds of dwarf trees.

The most hospitable city, the petrified forest and the catfish festival

Well, of course, once you are in a hospitable state, you just can not not visit the town of McComb. He repeatedly received the title of "The most hospitable city of the most hospitable state". For what - know for yourself! Another landmark of the state is the Mississippi petrified forest, it is a national natural monument. And if there is a desire to visit something special, then go to the World Catfish Festival in the city of Belzon. It is held in April, and more than 30 thousand people come to it. Fish even go here!


All prices are indicated for the summer of 2013.