Mississippi route stop · Natchez Trace

Natchez

antebellum mansions on a bluff over the Mississippi

Featured driveNatchez Trace Parkway
StateMississippi
Drive length444 miles
Trip time2–3 days

Natchez is one of the places Roamward flags on the Natchez Trace Parkway because it gives the drive its texture: antebellum mansions on a bluff over the Mississippi. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Natchez Trace runs Nashville, TN → Natchez, MS. An ancient path turned quiet parkway.

Nearby route stops

  • Emerald Moundone of the largest Native ceremonial mounds in the country (Natchez Trace)

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