When Haller Nutt started building Longwood Plantation in 1859, the future looked bright for the successful plantation owner, his wife and 12 children. The antebellum octagonal mansion held promise to ...

Visitors from around the world flock to Natchez during all seasons, for every reason imaginable. It's true, the city's beautiful antebellum homes are a major tourism draw, but Natchez is much more ...

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the ...

Watch the trailer for 'Natchez,' the Oscar-contending documentary about the historic Mississippi town where Old South mythology is kept alive.

The oldest city in Mississippi was founded in 1716. That makes it older than the founding of the United States of America.

Celebrate the holidays by rolling on the river with American Cruise Lines. Eight-day Spirit of the Season cruises will travel the Mississippi in December, visiting seasonally decorated antebellum ...

The South holds plenty of untold stories. One of them is that Margaret Mitchell wrote almost all of “Gone With the Wind,” and conjured up the world’s most famous plantation house, while dwelling in a ...

NATCHEZ, Miss.—Shawn Lambert, associate professor of archeology and undergraduate coordinator for Mississippi State’s Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, will discuss the ...