Southern Mississippi

Hmm, South Mississippi -
I live there.

Southern most Mississippi is the Gulf Coast - 26 miles of beaches - check out the beach and pier in Ocean Springs - very nice, casinos, some family amusements. WWII memorial; the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport is great fun for little ones, Mary C O'Keefe Cultural Center, Seafood Museum, Ohr Museum, and there is more.

http://www.gulfcoast.org/

Another place that my son and I enjoyed is Vicksburg, Ms - right on the Mississippi River at the Louisiana state line. Civil War battlefield park - nice self driving tour through the park - huge monuments, and lots of places to stop and let little run. Fun water side area with a splash pad and cool mosaics, - just a pretty little town.

http://web.vicksburg.org/vicksburg/default.aspx

If you go a little farther north - south central Mississippi - there is Hattiesburg - it has a lovely little zoo that is free (or under $5).

http://www.zoohattiesburg.com/html/plan.html

If you go to Central Mississippi - you hit Jackson, our capital. Planetarium, Zoo, Natural History museums, and more.

Okay, I am not going farther north than that b'c it would be way out of your way. LOL

http://www.visitjackson.com/

Oh, gosh, I feel like a tour guide.

Whatever you do - enjoy your trip !!!!

My dad lives in biloxi and its so pretty there. The casinos are very family friendly and its all right on the beach. You can take shrimp boat tours and they show you how to do it and my kids loved it!

How far south? South of Jackson? Why not go to New Orleans and stop there? My husband's family is from Bogue Chitto and that's SOUTHERN Mississippi...not a whole lot to do there though.