In addition to wonderful attractions in Ridgeland, visitors to the area can enjoy Mississippi’s vibrant capital city that is right across the street. There is an abundance of culture and history at your fingertips, to help create a memorable trip. Jackson’s attractions include historical government buildings, museums celebrating art, architecture, culture and history and a calendar brimming with year-round events incorporating theatre, orchestra and dance performances. There are also countless festivals and other events throughout the year. A visit to a Jackson attraction or event while in Ridgeland is a capital idea!

Make plans to visit some of these Area Attractions:

• Jackson Street Gallery
  Hundreds of art pieces displayed to perfection – each piece a statement in itself.
  jacksonstreetgallery.net
• Jackson Zoological Park
  An animal collection that boasts over 200 species and some 730 individual animals.
  jacksonzoo.com
• Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum
  mdac.state.ms.us
• Mississippi Crafts Center
  This 20,000 square foot attraction represents over 400 artisans from
  19 states and dispays exceptional work that has elevated craft to fine art.
  mscrafts.org
• Mississippi Department of Archives and History
• Eudora Welty House
• Governor’s Mansion
• Manship House Museum
• Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History
• State Capitol
  mdah.state.ms.us
• Mississippi Museum of Art
  This museum boasts a permanent collection of more than 4,000 works of art and presents multiple exhibitions each year featuring regional, national and international art.
  msmuseumart.org
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
  A 100,000 gallon aquarium system, a 1,700 sq ft greenhouse called “The Swamp” and another 20,000 gallon aquarium call this habitat home.
  mdwfp.com/museum
• Mississippi Petrified Forest
  A journey back in time…36 million years to an ancient log jam deposited by a river from halfway across our continent.
  mspetrifiedforest.com
• Russell C. Davis Planetarium
  Experience the magic with large format films, star features and laser/light concerts that take you to the farthest reaches of our planet and universe.
  city.jackson.ms.us/cityhall/planetarium.htm
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
  Famous athletes from Mississippi come to life with interactive kiosks and television footage.
  msfame.com
• Mynelle Gardens
  visitjackson.com
• Natchez Trace Parkway
  Take an unforgettable road trip along this 444-mile National Scenic Byway and All-American Road that stretches from the Mississippi River in Natchez through the Shoals area in Alabama and across the Tennessee Valley to Nashville.
  scenictrace.com

For more information on Jackson visit: visitjackson.com