Find a cheap flight to Mississippi

The southern state of Mississippi has a lot to offer to visitors, including its namesake, the mighty river. One of the best places to learn about this impressive waterway is the Tunica River Park, which offers an observation deck atop its river museum and the chance to cruise the waterway in a steam powered riverboat. Mississippi often suprises those who take the trouble to explore it, the southern towns of Biloxi and Gulfport in particular have gorgeous white sandy beaches and a thriving entertainment scene that includes nighclubs and casinos. Nature fans can take to the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway, an old Native American trail that runs 444 miles across the state and is littered with markers detailing Mississippiﾒs history. Jackson International Airport is located just 5 miles from the stateﾒs capital Jackson, making it easy to fly to Mississippi. Itﾒs well worth visiting Mississippi to discover what the Deep South is all about.

The Mississippi Valley area of the US is famous for many things: the birth of Americaﾒs music culture and civil rights movement, the scene of many Civil War battles, and the home of Americaﾒs flourishing whiskey industry. Visitors can tour a number of distilleries in Tennessee, including Jack Daniels in Lynchburg. A painful reminder of the regionﾒs civil rights conflict can be found at The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Now transformed into a museum dedicated to the Civil Rights movement, it is a powerfully poignant reminder of the movementﾒs battle for equality.