Location: Natchez
Top Things to do in Natchez
Things to do in Natchez, Mississippi (MS): The Best Nature & Parks
Natchez, the oldest settlement on the Mississippi River, has more antebellum houses than any other place in the United States. Many of these historic homes are open for tours. The friendly local people welcome visitors to their historic city with warm Southern charm. Tour the homes, the Grand Village of the Natchez and the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture. Festivals and celebrations occur often throughout the year. For gamblers, the riverboat gaming experience is a fun and fascinating change from ordinary casinos. Active visitors will enjoy great golf, tennis, hiking, biking and fishing.
Restaurants in Natchez
1. Natchez Garden Club
2. Melrose
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 514 reviews
Part of Natchez National Historical Park, Melrose is an antebellum plantation that features a slavery exhibit.
Reviewed By trevmat1 - Montgomery, United States
Standing elegant in beautiful surrounds, with extensive original furnishings throughout its rooms and many outbuildings intact and in very good repair, the Melrose estate is a great example of a lifestyle entirely dependent on slavery. It is empty now, a silent testament... until you reach the slave quarters. Here there are voices to be heard, voices of faith and endurance, voices of paternalism and condescension. The National Parks Service earns a big tick here.
3. Bluff Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 233 reviews
A perfect place to rest and relax as you gaze across the waters of the mighty Mississippi.
Reviewed By 909victorw
Overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, MS. is Bluff Park. In the park, you are able to get a spectacular view of the Mississippi River and Louisiana on the far side. The walkway also has historical markers of which one is the marker for the beginning of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The park is clean and well maintained. Suggest a visit to get a great view of the river while in Natchez.
4. Natchez National Historical Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 89 reviews
This park contains three important sites for history buffs: Fort Rosalie, the William Johnson House and the Melrose estate.
Reviewed By jilld751 - Wolfeboro, United States
The best part of our visit was learning from David, the National Park Ranger and tour guide. He provided us with a thorough and interesting introduction to not just this site but to the history of the State in general. He showed us around all that was available/open (COVID times) and made it all so interesting. Can't thanks him enough.
5. Emerald Mound
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 246 reviews
Emerald Mound is the second-largest Indian mound in America.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Located off the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Stanton, Mississippi, north of Natchez, the Emerald Mount Site is described as a Plaquemine culture Mississippian period archaeological site that dates from the period between 1,200 and 1,730 AD. The second largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the United States, after Monk's Mound in Cahokia, Illinois, it was used by the Natchez people for their main ceremonial center in the 1500s and 1600s. The mound covers eight acres, measuring 770 feet by 435 feet at the base and is 35 feet in height. By the late 1730s, the Natchez had abandoned the Emerald Mount site, possibly because of social upheaval that followed extensive fatalities from European diseases introduced to the American Southeast by the Spanish expedition in the 1540s, and moved to the Grand Village of the Natchez, 12 miles to the southwest. This settlement appears to have been one of the last active expressions of the large platform mound-building culture along the Mississippi River. Beginning in 1838, archaeological excavations uncovered eight secondary mounds and a large encircling trench. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
6. Monmouth Historic Inn and Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 78 reviews
Built in 1818, Monmouth Historic Inn & Gardens is a National Historic Landmark, and a charter member of Southern Living’s Hotel Collection. Monmouth is the perfect choice for travelers seeking an authentic southern travel experience. Wake up each morning to the aroma of a full Southern style breakfast, then take a tour of the magnificent mansion. Stop in our beautiful gift shop before exploring the grounds and all 26 beautifully landscaped acres. As the sun sets on the picturesque surroundings, relax on the veranda with a Mint Julep and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. In the evening, enjoy fine dining at the award winning Restaurant 1818 in the historic antebellum home. As the end of the day draws near, retire to one of the 15 luxury suites or 15 elegantly appointed rooms, where a turned-down bed and sweet dreams await! Hotel
Reviewed By Bleppertwhite
Restaurant 1818 has a Wonderful meal, great service, fabulous wine and dessert! The grounds are gorgeous and fun to stroll around on at sunset!
7. Natchez State Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By kitsuanddate
Cement site pads to stay out of the mud were a huge bonus. Very clean bathrooms and showers. Sites are quite large and very well spaced. SO quiet, lovely woods with so many birds. The loudest sound at night...the owls!
