Scenic route
Natchez Trace Parkway
A commercial-free parkway tracing a 10,000-year-old footpath from the hills of Tennessee through a corner of Alabama to the antebellum river town of Natchez.
Why drive it
An ancient path turned quiet parkway.
No trucks, no billboards, a 50 mph hush — sunken old-trace sections, cypress swamps, and Native mounds make it a slow, soulful Southern drive.
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
01Double Arch Bridgea graceful span you’ll recognize from every brochureTN02Meriwether Lewis Sitethe explorer’s grave and an old trace innTN03Cypress Swampa boardwalk through tupelo and bald cypressMS04Emerald Moundone of the largest Native ceremonial mounds in the countryMS05Natchezantebellum mansions on a bluff over the MississippiMS
Plan the drive
Build your Natchez Trace trip.
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