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Hi all, I finally have the pleasure of going to Vicksburg in November. Any recommendations of good photo ops and just good all-around things to see at the battlefield? Thanks in advance!
Ouch!! Not much time. I agree with the consensus that the Cairo museum should be top of your list.Unfortunately, I'll only have a couple hours so its in essence a "fly-by" on my way home to Minnesota. I'll pretty much be just on the battlefield for my time there but I'll take any pointers. I'll make sure I go back there again My family has a property in Florida that we drive to a few times a year so I'm in the area.
Ouch!! Not much time. I agree with the consensus that the Cairo museum should be top of your list.
You could go to the visitor center, see the museum there and the short film, then drive straight through the park to Cairo. Those two places WITHOUT stopping in between will just about be 2 hours worth. On your way out of park, you could stop by Stockade Redan and take some pictures there.
With that time limit, those are the 3 places I suggest. You might could squeeze 2 hours out with those and not regret missing too much.
Anyway, my thoughts..... have fun and share your pictures with us!!
Good point! Yeah, that would make a perfect picture!! I agree 100%.If you did follow Alan's advice, you should at least take the short drive from Cairo up to nearby Fort Hill - the view from there of the Yazoo and Mississippi watersheads is stunning!
@1stMN Having been there for the first time on 2/10/2017,I agree with Alan. If 2 hours is all you have and you want to spend it at Vicksburg NMP,do what he said. You could probably get the Tour App at the Visitor Center and listen to it on the driving tour and not get outta the car except at the Cairo and maybe at the Stockade Redan and maybe do all that in 2 hours.Ouch!! Not much time. I agree with the consensus that the Cairo museum should be top of your list.
You could go to the visitor center, see the museum there and the short film, then drive straight through the park to Cairo. Those two places WITHOUT stopping in between will just about be 2 hours worth. On your way out of park, you could stop by Stockade Redan and take some pictures there.
With that time limit, those are the 3 places I suggest. You might could squeeze 2 hours out with those and not regret missing too much.
Anyway, my thoughts..... have fun and share your pictures with us!!
Yes it is.If you did follow Alan's advice, you should at least take the short drive from Cairo up to nearby Fort Hill - the view from there of the Yazoo and Mississippi watersheads is stunning!
She said she only has 2 hours. That was an hour,45 minutes stop for me the first time I was there.Don’t forget the Old Courthouse Museum, it is a must see.
Some people were trying to send her to a couple of Antebellum homes, I think the Old Courthouse would be better.She said she only has 2 hours. That was an hour,45 minutes stop for me the first time I was there.
The only way to get to Stockade Redan at this time, is to turn on Graveyard Road from Union Ave.@1stMN Having been there for the first time on 2/10/2017,I agree with Alan. If 2 hours is all you have and you want to spend it at Vicksburg NMP,do what he said. You could probably get the Tour App at the Visitor Center and listen to it on the driving tour and not get outta the car except at the Cairo and maybe at the Stockade Redan and maybe do all that in 2 hours.