Ridgeland Area Attractions

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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:

Gail Pittman Pottery
Original designs of hand-painted dinnerware and accessories.
gailpittman.com

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

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