The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Deep South

Stop 7 · Days 267–268

Jackson

Jackson, MS

Mississippi's capital and a powerful pair of museums that tell the state's — and the movement's — hardest history.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Jackson hotel

    Near the Capitol and the museums.

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You gotta eat this

  • Mississippi comeback sauce & tamales

    Local fried chicken with comeback sauce, and Delta-style hot tamales.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 267Day 267 — Capital & Civil RightsFull day · 4h 15m planned
  2. 268Day 268 — Into the DeltaDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites