Situated high on the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi River, Vicksburg is a diverse business and tourism destination with a prosperous economy. Vicksburg boasts rich southern history, breathtaking architecture, terrific arts and culture, legendary shopping and dining. Where else can you cruise the mighty Mississippi River, enjoy riverboat gaming, tour some of the state's grandest historic homes, museums and explore a National Military Park.

There is so much to see and do in Vicksburg. For the history buff, there is the 1,800-acre Vicksburg National Military Park, America’s most monumented national military park, where the fate of our nation was decided in 1863. Within the Park you’ll also find a Union ironclad gunboat with over 6,300 artifacts that had been submerged on the bottom of the Yazoo River for 102 years. The largest National Military Cemetery of Union dead in the United States is located in the park, and a few miles away 5,000 Confederates repose at Soldiers Rest in City Cemetery.  The Vicksburg Battlefield Museum, just east of the military park, features models of gunboats, the film “Vanishing Glory” which tells about civilian life during the siege as well as a diorama depicting the Siege of Vicksburg. 

For over five decades of the 1800s, Vicksburg was the center for the aristocracy whose wealth was based on cotton and lumber.  A glimpse of its former glory is evidenced by the preservation of many historic churches (two containing Tiffany stained glass windows), government buildings and homes, dating to the 19th Century. Our most historic building, the Old Court House Museum, was constructed in 1858 and survived the Civil War with minimal damage.  It is now the home to over 15,000 artifacts dating from pre-Columbian times to present day. 

Historic Downtown Vicksburg offers a variety of restaurants specialty shops and art galleries.  You’ll also find The Corner Drug Store with an engaging collection of Civil War artifacts; the Biedenharn Coca-Cola® Museum where Coca-Cola® was first bottled in 1894; and the Antique Doll and Toy Museum.  On the floodwall along Levee Street over thirty-two murals by artist Robert Dafford depict the history of Vicksburg and just across the street is the whimsical Children’s Art Park at Catfish Row and splash fountain.

If it’s gaming you want, dockside casinos abound, offering games, food and entertainment 24-hours a day, year round.

In the rough-and-tumble frontier days Vicksburg was known wide and far for gambling at the riverfront at Catfish Row.  Early city leaders fought to the remove gambling element. Their efforts to do so are the source of much local folklore.  However, dock side gaming was legalized in Mississippi in 1990.

Today the Vicksburg waterfront is home to five world-class casinos, each with its own theme, personality and ambiance.  Our casinos offer table games, slot machines, video poker and a variety of other attractions and entertainment opportunities.  All have hotels with river views and a wide selection of restaurants to choose from.  So, why not try your luck and enjoy great food and good times!

Whether it is nature viewing, fishing, hunting, golfing or picnicking you want, Vicksburg offers it all.  Warren County, in which Vicksburg is located, lies between three rivers, the Mississippi, the Big Black and the Yazoo.  The Southern hardwood bottomlands, and surrounding lakes and woodlands combined with Vicksburg’s position on the Mississippi River Flyway allow for some of the nation’s best birding opportunities including the majesty of bald eagles in flight at Eagle Lake. 

Be sure to check our Calendar of Events for special events at Tara Wildlife, an 20,000-acre privately-owned nature preserve located near Eagle Lake.  Avid golfers, bring your clubs.  Vicksburg has courses for you!  In town, you won’t be at loss for space to unwind and enjoy the outdoors. There’s Riverfront Park, Vicksburg City Park and Pavilion, the Children’s Art Park Splash Fountain at Catfish Row and the Vicksburg National Military Park.  Our campgrounds and RV parks feature all the modern amenities.