Lower Mississippi River Museum

The Lower Mississippi River Museum is a free museum operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It includes exhibits about the river and the Corps of Engineers' work to manage it.

People have been moving goods on the Mississippi River for centuries

Nature and flood control efforts have dramatically changed the shape of the great river

Over 2,200 miles of levees are the backbone of the Mississippi River flood control system

The Old Depot Museum

The Old Depot Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi, contains an eclectic collection of things related to the Mississippi River and Vicksburg.  It was recommended to us by a local as a place we should visit prior to visiting the Vicksburg National Military Park -- specifically to see the overview of the territory offered by the museum's diorama of the battlefield.

The old Vicksburg train depot houses The Old Depot Museum

The museum contains an impessively huge collection of model riverboats

A 250 square foot diorama depicts the battle for Vicksburg

Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum

Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 by Joseph Biedenharn in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Putting the soda fountain treat in bottles so that it could be delivered to customers outside the city expanded his business and reshaped the future of the soft drink industry. Biedenham's candy shop at which he first bottled Coca-Cola is now a museum filled with Coca-Cola memorabilia.

Biedenham's bottling system

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Natchez Donut Shop

Donuts for dinner.