It is located next to Mississippi Museum of Art. First time I came to see it as we had a program…read morefor Yelpers in International Museum of Muslim Cultures. The presentation was on how the Islam was spread in Africa and Spain. Mrs. Okolo Rashid did an excellent and in depth presentation on it. I learn lot of info I was not aware of. It was a great tour of the museum. Met lot of Local Yelpers. Worth a trip.

Educational, historical, universal, inclusive, culturally impactful, and very relevant. The…read moreInternational Museum of Muslim Culture is located on the top level of the Arts Center in heart of Jackson's downtown art area. IMMC presents various exhibits which showcases the Islamic religion and culture from the past and present and demonstrates how it influences the world today. The center is also home of the ballet company that hosts the International Ballet event that welcomes talented ballet artists from around the world to present their artistry.

The best place in central Mississippi to purchase comics. When you create a comic pull list, you…read moreactually get everything you have requested. The owner even took time to help me go through some back issues to find specific comics I was looking for. And get this, he actually charges you cover price instead of finding the highest listed price of the book on eBay like other scummy comic shops are known to do. Offbeat deserves your business.

If you haven't been to Offbeat recently I highly recommend stopping by and checking out the spot…read more The owner, Phillip, is very knowledgeable and the variety of music can't be beat, locally or elsewhere in my opinion. The shop also offers a wide variety of comics, graphic novels, collectibles and clothes. Do yourself a favor and support your local record shop. If you are passing thru the area please stop and check out the cultivated selections they have to offer. You won't regret it.

This was Jackson, Mississippi's 1st public school for African American children. the author…read moreRichard Wright wrote Black Boy about this school. There are exhibits at the museum offering insight into the pain & perseverance associated with the African American legacy in Mississippi & Wright's race consciousness.

We attempted to go to this museum on three different occasions on two different days. We first…read moreattempted to go on 1/13/2023. We arrived at 2:40pm, parked in the lot, the gate was open. The door was locked was locked so we rang the bell. No answer. We called the main number, a woman answered and said she would be back at 3:30pm. We drove back around 4:10pm. Door still locked. We attempted to go back on 1/16/2023, no answer on the phone, gate was locked. Unfortunately we came from NY/CT and won't be back. I hope others have much better luck.

Amazing low prices,, great products&& THE OUTLET has everything in there big big large storeread more

Literally obsessed with everything here! Unique, affordable home decor. The customer service is…read morealways wonderful! Such a fun place to shop

The Eudora Welty House is located on a quiet street in Jackson, Mississippi. Eudora Welty was a…read moreprominent and celebrated writer who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Honor and the French Legion of Honor. Welty set many of her stories in her home state of Mississippi. Not only was Welty an acclaimed writer, but she was also an avid gardener. This home is a beautiful testament to the life of an amazing writer.

Ok. I am going to be honest here. I had not heard of Eudora Welty. I was looking around Jackson for…read morethings to do, found this house and did some research, and oh my goodness, what have I deprived myself of? She was witty, an explorer, a traveler, funny, snarky. The tour of the house was lovely. You start with a video that displays her humor and caring. The house was understated and lovely. So many books! I wanted to pick one up and smell the paper and ink. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

Hands down best book store around Specializing in MS…read moreauthors. Full of helpful people plus great books

I am planning on visiting an independent bookstore in each state I visit this year…read more This bookstore is on the top floor of a mall/shopping area. I love the decor. Inside I was reminded of the old Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver CO, lots of nooks where books are shelved. They had an entire section of the store desecrated to Southern writers. I appreciated they labeled sections where they had books by one author (notably John Grisham has several shelves to himself).

The governors mansion is a few steps from the capital. It has been the residence of Mississippi…read moregovernors and their families since 1842. In 1842, Governor Tilghman Tucker and his family moved into the Mansion, which had been constructed for a cost of approximately $50,000. In 1975, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. At that time, it was one of only two state gubernatorial residences to receive this honor.

If you're in to history, this is a pretty neat place to spend an hour (free ain't so bad either)…read more Our docent did a fantastic job (thanks, Janis!) giving us a little taste of Mississippi history and all of the quirks and peccadilloes getting the mansion registered in the National Register of Historic Places, but she also kept the tour going at a pretty nice clip to prevent it from getting too dry. I think this probably goes without saying, but this isn't a terribly kid-friendly tour unless you have a remarkably patient and well-behaved little one -- lots of fragile, antique things!

We paid admission to come into the civil rights Museum, but there were two museums in one. We…read morestarted at the museum of Mississippi history. Here we walked through 15,000 years of history in Mississippi.. We started with a film narrated by Morgan Freeman. There were many artifacts from the Indians, Spanish, French & early colony here. The museum took us through Hurricane Katrina to Mississippi today. Admission was $15 pp & included the Civil Rights Museum also. There was a large & full gift shop with books, jewelry, housewares & Mississippi culinary items. There is a cafeteria with indoor & outside seating.

Although this museum was very well put together for the most part, I found some glaring…read moreinaccuracies. Indians depicted as white...huh? Do better Mississippi! I also felt the accomplishments of successful African Americans could have been highlighted better.