Vicksburg: Practicalities
Vicksburg's main visitor center is opposite the Military Park, at Clay Street and Old Highway 27 (daily 8am-5pm, summer extended to 5.30pm; tel 601/636-9421 or 1-800/221-3536, ). This is also the prime area for motels , such as the spartan Hillcrest , 4503 Hwy-80 E (tel 601/638-1491; up to $35), which has a pool, and the comfortable Battlefield Inn , near the park at 4137 I-20 Frontage Rd (tel 601/638-5811; $50-75/$75-100), which includes use of the pool, two free cocktails and a free breakfast buffet. A central and very appealing B&B , is the 1868 Victorian-Italianate mansion Annabelle , located in the Historic Garden District, 501 Speed St (tel 601/638-2000 or 1-800/791-2000, fax 601/636-5054 ; $100-130). You can camp at the Magnolia RV Park , 211 Miller St (tel 601/631-0388; $11 per tentsite).When it's time to eat , tuck into superb all-you-can-eat fried chicken and other Southern delicacies from overladen Lazy Susans at Walnut Hills , 1214 Adams St at Clay (lunch only); or else stop by Goldie's Trail BBQ , 4127 S Washington St near the river (tel 601/636-9839), for ribs, pork, chicken and sausage. If you can resist plunking money down at the tables of the Ameristar Casino , 4116 Washington St (tel 601/638-1000), invest it instead in their buffet dinner for around $15 and listen to live music in their Blues Bar . At The Biscuit Company , 1100 Washington St (tel 601/631-0099), you can eat pizza or poboys, drink till late and hear live jazz or blues most weekends.
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