Mississippi Transportation
Jackson International Airport is the only major airport in the
state and has direct flights from cities like Houston, Dallas, Atlanta,
Chicago, Cincinnati and Memphis. Visitors coming from other cities
will probably have to take a connecting flight.
Jackson is also the hub of Mississippi’s highway system. Interstate
55 runs north/south from Memphis, while I-20 runs east/west through
Houston and Birmingham. They intersect in Jackson. To get to Mississippi’s
coast from the airport, you’ll take Highway 49 south from Jackson
and head all the way to Gulfport. Here you’ll be a short drive along
scenic Highway 90 from Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis and Biloxi.
As it does through Louisiana and Alabama, I-10 runs along the coast
making it the ideal route if you’re driving from California, Florida
or any neighboring coastal area.
Mississippi FAQ
1. Where can you find the best golf in Mississippi?
Golf along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is where the most golfers visit
each year. Cities like Gulfport, Gautier, Pass Christian and Bay
St. Louis are home to Mississippi’s ritziest new courses. Arnold
Palmer’s The
Bridges at Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis is a perfect example.
Named for the wooden bridges that carry you over 17 acres of lakes
and 14 acres of marshland, The Bridges may seem like golf on a series
of islands. Greens and landing areas are generous, but cross bunkers
and all that wet stuff can cause trouble.
2. Is there gambling in Mississippi?
Along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast there is. Mississippi’s
legislature approved riverboat casinos in 1990. Casinos are allowed
to be open 24 hours a day and most allow you to play with chips
from another casino. Biloxi is the gambling center of the Gulf Coast,
while Tunica, on the Mississippi River, is the casino center of
Northern Mississippi. Tunica is rapidly becoming one of the most
popular destinations in the South.
3. What casinos are in Tunica?
Being the third largest gaming resort destination in the US, Tunica
has lured some big name casinos to its relatively small river city.
Bally’s, Sheraton and Harrah’s all have casino-resorts located in
Tunica. But the area’s largest and most popular casino is the Grand
Casino. It is the largest gaming establishment between Las Vegas
and Atlantic City. It also offers over 1,300 luxury hotel rooms
and four distinctly themed gaming areas. Full service spa, indoor
trap and clay shooting center and trademark hospitality make Grand
Casino Tunica a distinctively southern treat.
4. What course shouldn’t I miss if I travel to Mississippi?
If you make it further north, stop in Philadelphia and play The
Azaleas Course at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. Tom Fazio and Jerry
Pate designed The Azaleas and The Oaks Course, but it’s the former
that has received the most attention since opening in 1997. The
Azaleas plays up to 7,128 from the championship tees and has very
tricky, rolling greens. Framed by red-clay cliffs, pine and oak
trees and 10,000 azaleas, this course is easily the prettiest in
the state come springtime.
5. What else is there to do in Mississippi?
Mississippi is a dream destination for Civil War buffs. West of
Jackson, there are numerous sites showing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s
march on Vicksburg. Together, places like Snyder’s Bluff, Big Black
River Bridge and Champion Hill tell the complete story of the Battle
at Vicksburg, which became one of the Union’s most important victories.
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