The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day325

Day 325 — The Siege — Vicksburg

Full day3h 30m planned
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305The First Mardi Gras306Free Day307West to New Orleans308The French Quarter309The Garden District310The WWII Museum311The Birthplace of Jazz312Free Day313Carnival & the River314Up to Baton Rouge315Two Capitols316River Road317Free Day318West to Cajun Country319Acadiana320Free Day321North into Mississippi322Antebellum Natchez323Free Day324Up to Vicksburg325The Siege326Free Day327East to Jackson328Capital & Civil Rights329Free Day330Into the Delta331Birthplace of the Blues332Free Day333East to Tupelo334The King's Birthplace335Free Day336Into Alabama337The Muscle Shoals Sound338Free Day339East to Huntsville340Rocket City341Free Day342South to Birmingham343The Civil Rights District344Free Day345South to the capital346Montgomery347Selma348Free Day349Northeast to Chattanooga350Lookout Mountain351Free Day352East to the Smokies353Newfound Gap & Clingmans Dome354Cades Cove355Free Day356North to Kentucky357Horse Country358Frankfort & Bourbon359Free Day360West to Louisville361The Derby & the Slugger362Bourbon & Ali363Free Day364South to Mammoth Cave365A Year on the Road, Underground366Short hop to Bowling Green367Corvettes & a Cave368Free Day369South to Nashville370The Home of Country371Broadway & the Capitol372The Parthenon373Free Day374West to Memphis375Graceland376Beale, Sun & Stax377The Civil Rights Museum378Free Day379West into Arkansas380Central High & the Capitol381The Clinton Library382Free Day383West to Hot Springs384Bathhouse Row385North to Eureka Springs386The Victorian Ozarks387Free Day388West to Bentonville389Crystal Bridges390Free Day391Into Oklahoma

The battlefield that won the river.

  1. 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h 30m

    Vicksburg National Military ParkSomber & Civil-Rights SitesAnchor

    Drive the siege lines among 1,300 monuments and see the raised ironclad USS Cairo — the 47-day siege ended July 4, 1863.

    Bring: walking shoes

    3201 Clay St, Vicksburg, MS

  2. from 1:00 PM(Late afternoon)· unscheduled

    The bluff at duskFree / Rest Days

    The Mississippi runs below the battlefield and the light coming off it at the end of the day is most of the reason to stop here. Nothing else is planned.

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here