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Road trips · Mississippi
Mississippi road trips & hidden gems.
Mississippi is the cradle of the blues — Delta crossroads and juke joints, antebellum Natchez on the river, and quiet Gulf Coast beaches. Spring and fall are mild; summer is humid. The soundtrack of America was born here.
Worth the drive
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New Orleans, Louisiana is an easy road trip from Mississippi, and it’s happening this February. Roamward builds the trip around it: the scenic route in, the detours worth a slack day, and when rooms sell out.
Best time to visitSpring & fall
Don’t missA juke joint in the Delta
Gem Hunt nominees10 candidates
Hikes10 curated
Scenic drives4
Worth-the-detour corridors
Drives through Mississippi
Ranked city-to-city drives that cross Mississippi — each with honest +N min detours on the shelf.
Gem Hunt nominees
What locals say you shouldn’t miss.
Community-nominated candidates. Add yours and vote to help choose the first published finalists.
The Apron Museum
A one-of-a-kind collection of thousands of hand-sewn aprons — Civil War calicos to Star Wars novelties — tucked in tiny Iuka in the far northeast corner, open by appointment.
Dunn's FallsA 65-foot waterfall an Irish immigrant built by hand in the 1850s, paired with a relocated 1857 grist mill in the piney woods near Enterprise, southeast of Meridian.
Windsor RuinsTwenty-three lonely Corinthian columns are all that's left of Mississippi's grandest antebellum mansion, which burned after a careless cigar in 1890, rising from the woods near Port Gibson.
Mammy's CupboardA roadside diner serving homemade sandwiches and stacked meringue pies from inside a giant 1940s brick figure on Highway 61 south of Natchez — lunch only, Tuesday through Saturday.
Mississippi Petrified ForestThe only petrified forest in the eastern U.S., where a 36-million-year-old logjam turned to stone along a short nature trail in Flora, just north of Jackson.
Tishomingo State ParkTucked in the far northeast corner, the state's only true rock canyon, with sandstone bluffs, fern-choked crevices, and a swaying 1939 suspension bridge over Bear Creek — Mississippi's Appalachian foothills.
Worth traveling for
Events that put Mississippi on the calendar.
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Everything else worth a stop in Mississippi.
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Scenic drives
Scenic routes through Mississippi.
Themed trails
Trails to follow in Mississippi.
Boots on
Best hikes in Mississippi.
From family-easy to bucket-list — trails worth the detour, great for the RV & camping crew.
Bienville Pines
the largest old-growth pine stand in Mississippi
Black Creek Traila wild-and-scenic river trail
Bonita Lakeswooded lake trails near Meridian
Chewalla Lake Loopa calm lake loop in the Holly Springs forest
Clark Creek Natural Areaa waterfall-filled ravine near the river
Noxubee (Beaver Dam)a boardwalk wildlife loop
Where to eat
Road-trip dining in Mississippi.
Restaurants, diners, and food halls that fit the drive — curated by town, not scraped from a phone book.
Mary Mahoney's Old French House
Landmark Creole seafood restaurant in a 1737 French house serving crabmeat imperial and gumbo to generations of coast diners.
The ReefBeachfront Biloxi spot with wide Gulf views and a laid-back menu of fresh local seafood, po'boys and cold beer on the sand.
White PillarsChef Austin Sumrall, crowned King of American Seafood, crafts a refined Gulf-driven menu inside a stately historic Biloxi home.
Abe's Bar-B-QClarksdale landmark at the famous Crossroads since 1924, serving pit barbecue alongside legendary Delta hot tamales.
Hicks Famous Hot TamalesEugene Hicks has hand-rolled flavorful hot tamales here since 1960, alongside slow-smoked barbecue, a true Delta tamale destination.
Airport GroceryBluesy roadside Delta eatery on Highway 61 famed for generous hot tamales, burgers, ribs and po'boys with pool tables and a full bar.
On two wheels (road)
Best cycling in Mississippi.
Scenic road rides, iconic climbs, and car-free rail-trails.
Sand & surf
Best beaches in Mississippi.
Family sand, surf breaks, wild shores — find your vibe.
Tee it up
Public golf you can book in Mississippi.
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Beacons
Lighthouses in Mississippi.
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