Category: Cool Too

Three Museums and a Zoo

3/12/2018

by Amber Helsel

Photo courtesy Infinity Science Center

Travelling is good for the soul, and it helps you learn a little bit more about the world around you. In most issues of BOOM Jackson, we feature a "Cool Too" story and visit another city in Mississippi or a surrounding states. One cool thing about Mississippi, though, is that only takes about two to three hours to get to each border of the state, so a lot of tourist attractions are a fairly short drive away. Here are some of the sights to see this spring and summer.

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Delta Soul

12/15/2017

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by Amber Helsel

The American Queen Photo by Amber Helsel

Ninety miles northwest and through winding highways and endless miles of Delta farmland sits a city that calls itself the Heart and Soul of the Delta: Greenville, Miss. If you want to better understand the state's blues and literature history, Greenville is the place to go.

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Discovering the Blues in Tunica

9/6/2017

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by Cam Bonelli

Downtown Tunica Photo courtesy Jack Hammett

Tunica, Miss., lies in the northwest corner of Mississippi just 40 minutes from Memphis. Although not a pilgrimage to Mecca or a sprawling city, the almost-200-year-old-town has some interesting sites for an adventurer who is searching for small-town charm. The town is about a three-hour drive from Jackson and close enough to other interesting areas to make the destination a daytrip. Here are some of the noteworthy stops in Tunica.

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Traipsing Through Memphis

6/8/2017

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story and photos by Amber Helsel

Inside a MATA trolley in Memphis

If you drive down Interstate 55 South three hours, you'll find yourself in the jazz capital of the world, New Orleans. But if you drive on that interstate north for three hours, you'll emerge into Mississippi's kindred blues spirit, Memphis. The city has so many sights that it's really tough to see them in one day (trust me on this one), but here are a few good ones.

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River City

3/10/2017

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by Amber Helsel

Photo courtesy Amber Helsel

Drive an hour down Interstate 20 and into downtown Vicksburg, and it's like stepping into a different world. Gone are many of the skyscrapers and retro buildings that populate Jackson, replaced with architecture out of the 1800s. And of course, the Mississippi River and Yazoo River Diversion Canal encircle the city. Here are a few cool places worth checking out in Vicksburg.

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By the Seashore

12/15/2016

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by Amber Helsel

The TatoNut Donut Shop

Ocean Springs has become an art mecca on the Mississippi coast. Even some of the Jackson artists have moved to the area, adding to the colorful community. Recently, BOOM Jackson visited the arty town and did some exploring.

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Down in the Bayou

10/4/2016

by Adria Walker

Pulp and Grind has items such as cappucino and muffins. Photo courtesy Pulp and Grind

Day in and day out, New Orleans has festivals, music playing in many places and people walking around, shopping or eating at one of the local restaurants. The city is always alive.

I've been four times so far this year. New Orleans is special because it allows visitors to see and explore just about any and everything they're interested in—history, delicious food, art, architecture, dancing, music—all in a place that is less than three hours away from Jackson.

Three Museums and a Zoo

Delta Soul

Discovering the Blues in Tunica

Traipsing Through Memphis

River City

By the Seashore

Down in the Bayou

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