Barnett Reservoir is a must-see if you are in the Jackson, Mississippi area…read more Barnett Reservoir has a lot of restaurants and parks surrounding it. It is vibrant and definitely a place that inspires tranquility within your soul. I would definitely recommend a visit here.

I love visiting the rez. Always peaceful and relaxing to sit next to water and reflect.read more

This building is to honor all people who have served and passed away from Mississippi from 1776 to…read morecurrent. I am not sure what is inside this building, but it is quite impressive from the outside. It is right beside the Old Capitol Museum.

This building is gorgeous. You will find it on next to the Old Capital Building, on north-east part…read moreof the old capitol green. I do not think that people can enter it, but the exterior is nice, especially for architecture fans. It features unique cast aluminum doors and features panels that recreate scenes from the famous Battle of Ackia in 1736 to the Vietnam War. The front of the building above the entrance to the quad reads: PEACE SHALL COME TO THOSE WHO SERVE FOR PEACE. The grounds are well maintained and the lawn is picturesque. It is as beautiful as, and enhance the building. In front of the building are two limestone sculpture panels, one on each side of the entrance to the quad, representing a single soldier at war, winning the peace, and returning home and picking up on his life again. If you look closely, you will notice that all of the figures have the same face, even the woman, because they represent one person, or the life of one person in many seasons. In the center of the quad you will find a Tomb of an Unknown Soldier, representing all of the Mississippians lost in all of the wars. The sides of the tomb has four stars along the bottom and reads: "MAY THIS SYMBOL STAND GUARD OVER THE IDEALS AND PURPOSES FOR WHICH GALLANT MISSISSIPPIANS SUFFERED AND MAY IT SERVE AS INSPIRATION TO US TO SHIELD FOREVER THE FRAGILE QUALITY OF LIBERTY". The back of the tomb reads: "TIME WILL NOT DIM THE GLORY OF THEIR DEEDS" Behind the tomb is an American flag that is flying at half-mast. Above the entrance leading into the building, behind the tomb, the building is inscribed with "HOW SWEET MUST BE THE PEACE THE HEROES FIND". The green space in front of the building is well maintained and you will find an information placard on the grounds that gives some background on the building. There is also a small sculpture/memorial located on the side of the building, to its left. It is dedicated to the Mississippi volunteers that helped with the 1889 War with Spain. It has built-in benches and an inscription that reads "HONOR TO HEROES IS GLORY TO GOD". This is definitely worth a visit, even if you cannot go in. The beauty of this memorial is that a visit here can be coupled with a visit to the Old Capital Building and is very close to the two museums.

Before coming across this monumnet I had no idea what Woodmen of the World were or ven thier…read moreesistance. Woodmen of the World is the largest fraternal benefit society with open membership in the US. This monument is located on the southeast corner of the Old City Hall in Jackson. It was dedicated in 1912 and is made of Grecian grey granite. It was erected, using slave labor, to honor 36 Woodmen of Mississippi, whose graves were not marked by the customary monument or marker. It cost $7,505.58 to complete. It is interesting to note that this was one of very few structures in Jackson to survive the burnings the city following the Union's taking of this city towards the end of the Civil War and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. This monument is in decent shape, especially given its age, and has a nice paved path that leads to it from different directions. It is in a shaded area and has benches to sit on. It is not a highly trafficked memorial. It is about 14 feet long and has the following engraving: "1912, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, 1912", "In Memoriam by the Woodmen of the World",and Love - Honor And Remembrance" . You will also see a large WoW medallion on the monument. There is metered street parking out front of the memorial and there are commercial parking lots and additional metered street parking within a reasonable walking distance. This is definitely worth a a few minutes of your time if you are in the area. Anyway, as with most memorials that I have visited and reviewed, I was there less than 10 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

Appreciative of the for-thought to preserve the home of Medgar Evers. He was a civil rights…read moreactivist who was the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He was a United States Army veteran who served in World War II. He was involved in efforts to overturn racial segregation at the University of Mississippi, end the segregation of public facilities, and expand opportunities for African Americans, including the enforcement of voting rights prior to his assassination on June 12, 1963 in the driveway of his home. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery (with full military honors).

Medgar Evers (1925-1963) was a pioneering African American civil rights activist and the first…read moreNAACP field secretary in Mississippi, working tirelessly to dismantle segregation and secure voting rights. A World War II veteran, he investigated racist crimes, including the Emmett Till murder, and organized protests. His 1963 assassination in his driveway by a white supremacist brought national attention to the fight for equality. You can visit the house where Evers and his family lived and where Medgar was assassinated. See the reproduction of the bedrooms , the house, the kitchen and appliances as well as one of the bullet holes from a previous drive by shooting. There is even a map of where the assassin was. Very interesting stuff. The house is preserved by the NPS. It's free to enter and there were two rangers there to explain the history.

While I was visiting my second home, my mum brought me to this nice, new, and updated library…read morelocated in Clinton. When we drove on this long scenic wooded path to what seemed like a modern wooded home-- I got surprised that we were still in MS with such a beauty of what my eyes glimpsed upon. The inside of the library was filled with rock building structures in which held the lobby area and the main reading area together. Open spaced computer pads sat, while large bookcases were overlooking each other. The librarians in the front were friendly and always looking to please the next book lover. To use the computer you must have your library card number, and to get a library card you must have something in your possession that has your name and MS address on it. Computer space is limited; meaning you might just be stuck sitting next to someone that hogs the mouse territory. The ladies restroom is extremely clean and lacks a stinky smell which is a plus. Overall, A+ to this library. FREE Wifi if you don't have a MS library card=== that's a plus, so do bring your electronic devices!

I enjoy going to this post office. It is in a convenient location. There is plenty of parking. The…read morestaff are always very kind and in high spirits. It is always stocked with packaging materials. The line is mediocre length. Best part--- I trust my package will get to where it's supposed to go when I mail from here.

The main post office for the Jackson, MS Metro area. Word of advice, do NOT count on the self…read moreservice machine to work. It is broken more than it works. Please try to get here to buy postage and to ship boxes while the post office employees can help during regular post office hours.

This bronze statue sits behind the Old City Hall in Jackson, MS, the centerpiece of Josh Halbert…read moreGardens. It was built in 1968 and dedicated in 1972. It is the work of the late artist Katherine Rhymes Speed Ettl who was new to sculpting at the time. This is not particularly a confederate memorial, but has seemed to drum just as much controversy. In 2020, the city voted voted 5-1 to have the statue removed. After the vote, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said it was time to "divorce" the city "from the legacy of a brutal owner of enslaved people who was instrumental in initiating the Trail of Tears against indigenous people." As I previously mentioned, calls for removing the Jackson statue were not because of any confederate ties, but because he was just a bad dude. While serving as a US general, Jackson led military campaigns of terror against the Creek Nation, the Florida Seminoles and the Chickasaw in Tennessee and Alabama; winning all of them, and subsequently driving Native Americans into desperation. It was also written that he burned their villages, enslaved their women and children and instructed his soldiers to cut off the noses of dead Native American warriors to keep a tally of the dead. While President, Jackson continued his campaign against Native Americans with the mass expulsion of them from their lands through the Indian Removal Act, which resulted in thousands of them dying on the Trail of Tears. The sculpture overlooks a waterfall (which was not working while I was there) in the garden. It is darker than most other bronze statues that I have seen. I almost appears black. It is still in great shape though. A new site or final disposition of the statue has yet to be decided. It is not without its suitors though.The city was contacted by the National Park Service and they expressed an interest in acquiring the statue and relocating it to the Hermitage in Tennessee. Most people believe that it will end up in a local museum such as the Smith Robertson Museum. There is metered street parking and commercial parking lots and additional metered street parking within a reasonable walking distance from the garden that the statue is located. If you are luckily you can snag one of the metered spots in the back of the CIty Hall. My rating is based on the sculpture itself and and not any of the controversy that surrounds it. Anyway, as with most statues that I have visited and reviewed, I was there less than 10 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

This monument was dedicated in 1976 and sits out front of the Hinds County Court house. It was…read morebuilt to honor residents of Hinds County who lost their lives in defense of freedom, serving in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, or who were missing in action. The memorial is a single vertical spire that's branches out to 5 different arms to form its base. It looks kind of like a rocket. In between the arms at the base are 5 panels, dived up by branch of service and MIA. So, there is a panel honoring Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and MIA. Boooooo! They forgot the Coast Guard. Being a Coast Guard veteran, I am almost use to being forgotten. At the front of the memorial in the ground is a little marker/plaque that reads "LEST WE FORGET Here in revered memory are recorded those valiant residents of Hinds County who lost their lives in defense of this nation so that we who survive - and our posterity - enjoy the blessings of liberty. May God strengthen our patriots devotion to support and preserve forever the cherished ideals for which these precious lives were claimed in noble sacrifice." The spires and arms are made of stone and the panels are made of marble. So it is made of durable material. The memorial is starting to show sins of age. It could have definitely used a good cleaning. Some of the engraving on the memorial is also a bit difficult to read. It is still a nice memorial honoring their local heroes, even given that oversight. There is metered street parking out front of the memorial and there are commercial parking lots within a reasonable walking distance. This is definitely worth a a few minutes of your time if you are in the area. I almost had to stop after I saw it from across the way. Anyway, as with most memorials that I have visited and reviewed, I was there less than 10 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.