Museums in Mississippi

Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum

Gulfport

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The Mississippi Aviation Museum will highlight the state’s rich aviation history, and will be filled with STEM-interactive exhibits that includes 14 touch tables teaching aviation, a flight simulator, live mechanics working on and renovating airplanes and a theater the looks like […]

Biloxi Fire Museum

Biloxi Fire Museum

Biloxi

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Biloxi Fire Museum is located in a former firehouse, originally built in 1937, and now returned to its original appearance. The museum depicts the 120-year history of the Biloxi Fire Department from its organization on September 19, 1883, through its […]

G.I. Museum

Ocean Springs

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The G.I. Museum is filled with over 16,000 pieces of memorabilia, a visual reminder of the men and women who served in the armed forces and sacrificed so that we can remain free today. […]

Kate Lobrano House (Historical Society)

Bay St. Louis

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The Kate Lobrano House was constructed in the traditional shotgun style – so named because a shotgun pointed in the front door could shoot straight out the back! The Victorian-style architecture is accented with extensive displays of historic photos of […]

Bay St Louis Historic L&N Train Depot

Bay St Louis Historic L&N Train Depot

Bay St. Louis

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The Depot is a two-story building with mission-style design. The train depot, (c. 1928), is surrounded by park-like grounds, and once served as the centerpiece of the film, “This Property is Condemned” starring Robert Redford and Natalie Wood. The historic […]

Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum

Vicksburg

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Where Coca-Cola was first bottled anywhere in the world in 1894. Coke memorabilia, bottling works, restored candy store featuring Cokes, floats, ice cream, and Coke souvenirs. […]

Jacqueline House Museum

Vicksburg

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Vicksburg’s only museum for the study of history and culture of people of African descent features a collection of over 20,000 items. In addition, the collection houses selected artifacts, including items dating back to the slave period. […]

Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum

Vicksburg

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The museum offers a glimpse at what life is like along the river through both interactive and static displays. The museum also has an orientation theater, classrooms space and an assortment of interactive and educational display for all ages. […]

Old Court House Museum

Vicksburg

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A National Historic Landmark. Built in 1858. Has showcase Vicksburg’s cultural history for over 71 years. Vicksburg’s most historic buildings and oldest museum. Vicksburg’s crown jewel. […]

T.F. Monti Private Model Collection

War & Peace – The T.F. Monti Private Model Collection

Waveland

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WAR & PEACE: the T.F. Monti Private Model Collection consists of approximately 4,000 handmade, plastic airplanes, rockets, tanks, jeeps, ships, automobiles, trucks, horse drawn wagons, fire engines, and an assortment of figure models. The attraction is open by appointment only. […]