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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Jackson

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jackson, Mississippi

Updated March 27, 2024

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Jackson, Mississippi

Big Apple Inn

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
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Jackson, Mississippi

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

This ranch house in Jackson's Elraine neighborhood was home to the civil rights icons and the site of a shocking assassination.
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Mississippi Writer's Room at the Eudora Welty Library

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Jackson, Mississippi

Big Apple Inn

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
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