Mississippi

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Ten Best Museums in Mississippi

With four major museums opening in the last three years, Mississippi now has as much to offer culture vultures as fans of blues music and those interested in the history of the south. Mike Gerrard, a frequent traveller there, lists ten of his favourite Mississippi museums.

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Mississippi to The MAX

Every year for the past few years a major museum has opened in Mississippi, and 2018 is no exception. Mike Gerrard reports back on the new MAX in Meridian.

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On the Trail of Civil Rights in Tennessee and Mississippi

A journey down Highway 61 from Memphis to Jackson takes Rupert Parker along the Mississippi Freedom Trail chronicling the Civil Rights Movement.

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Elvis Triangle from Tennessee to Mississippi

For Elvis fans, Tennessee and Mississippi are definitely the must visit states – you can follow his life from the lowly two room shack where he was born to the mansion where he lived until he died.

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