Drive the legendary Mississippi backroads between Natchez and Vicksburg to discover ancient ruins, explore a ghost town, and eat the world's best fried chicken!

The very large blooms put on a dazzling display.

This afternoon and early evening, I was away at the wedding of a cousin. She married in the chapel above -- St. Mary's Chapel, a pocket-sized Episcopal church o

Here are 30 great stops on the Natchez Trace Parkway. From historical to scenic to cultural sites. Check out all the best stops on the trace.

Natchez, city, seat (1817) of Adams county, southwestern Mississippi, U.S., on the Mississippi River (there bridged to Vidalia, Louisiana), about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Vicksburg. Established in 1716 as Fort Rosalie by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, it survived a massacre (1729) by

This is a detailed blog with each mile marker stop we made on the Natchez Trace Parkway

Taken on the Natchez Trace just East of Jackson, Mississippi.

Blues, Southern charm, Native American lore, and more.

A 900 foot long trail takes you to a clear pool at the base of these falls.

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Longwood, Natchez – (1860-62) (National Historic Landmark). Longwood, also known as Nutt’s Folly, really needs no introduction. To quote Mills Lane, Longwood is “the largest and most spectacular oc…

Longwood PlantationNatchez, Mississippi

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Known for its antebellum homes and haunted history, Natchez, Mississippi, has another side to reveal. Visit for good food, good times, and good people.

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Last weekend I entered by 37th state in my goal of visiting all 50 U.S. states by the time I turn 50 in September 2016.

The land Dunleith sits on has a long history. There was originally another home here named Routhland, but it burned after a lightning strike in 1855. Mary Routh Ellis Dahlgren, the daughter of the original owner of Routhland, and her husband Charles Dahlgren, rebuilt the following year. However, Mary died a short three years later and Dahlgren had to sell the property to settle the estate. The new owner renamed the home Dunleith. A side note: Dalhgren was a successful banker since before his marriage to Mary and was a Confederate Brigadier General during the Civil War. Dunleith became a social center after being purchased in 1886 by Joseph Carpenter. The Carpenters hosted some of Natchez's most lavish parties at the time. In 1976, William Heins purchased the house and turned it into a bed and breakfast. But the house really came back to life when purchased in 1999 by Mrs. Edward Worley and her son, Michael Worley. The Worley's spent a great deal of time and energy renovating and restoring the house and turned it into the inn that exists today. Dunleith boasts 26 guest rooms and suites, all of which have private bathrooms, antiques and antebellum period replica furniture and cable TV. Some have fireplaces and 16 feature whirlpool tubs. Of special interest to history lovers are the brick steps beside the house which are left from the original Routhland home that burned. There is also a dairy barn and The Gothic Carriage House, now the Castle Restaurant, which date back to the late 1700s and Routhland's early days. You'll also find a magnolia tree that is estimated to be over 250 years old.

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She's a beauty isn't she? Pictured here after she was abandoned in the 1930s by a cotton baron's family that were never able to finish their dream home, Longwood mansion is an extraordinary antebellum plantation house that still stands to this day in Natchez, Mississippi. It's the largest octagonal