Sightseeing and place to stay in Mississippi

We%26#39;re driving from Atlanta to Shreveport later this month and were thinking of breaking our journey and staying overnight in Mississippi to do a little sightseeing then have a meal and maybe go to a blues bar/club. Wondering the best reasonably priced place to stay to receive southern hospitality and also any recommendations regarding food/entertainment.

Sightseeing and place to stay in Mississippi

If you are driving I-20, Meridian is as close to halfway as you can get. There you can find safe, clean roadside lodging and dining less than 10 years old. (Exit 157)

However, I do not know anything about entertainment or sightseeing in Meridian that is uniquely Mississippi. I have stopped there a zillion times, but that is all I have ever done in Meridian.

If you are willing to drive further the first day, you can stop in Jackson ( about 90 miles more) or Vicksburg (about 40 miles past Jackson).

In downtown Jackson is a great place called 930 Blues Cafe ( www.jesdablues.com ). GOOD food, good music.

Vicksburg, on the eastern shore of the MS River, has A LOT of history and scenery. Walnut Hills, Rusty%26#39;s Jacques, all good places to eat.

As for the true feel of MS blues Music, most of that is off your route up in the Delta, between Vicksburg and Memphis.

Search this forum for recent threads on places to stay, visit and hear Blues Music. There has been a lot of questions along that line lately.

Miller

Sightseeing and place to stay in Mississippi

%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;If you are driving I-20, Meridian is as close to halfway as you can get. There you can find safe, clean roadside lodging and dining less than 10 years old. (Exit 157)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

I was just looking at this and I typed the wrong exit number. That ';more desireable exit'; in Meridian is exit 154, NOT 157.

Sorry about that.

Miller