| Mississippi Welcome Center
Main Street at 3rd Street
800-327-2868
This Victorian Home, turned Welcome Center was the birthplace of the famous author Tennessee Williams.
Friendship Cemetery
4th Street South & 13th Avenue
This is the location where the first Memorial Day was said to have been observed. Women of Columbus gathered to decorate the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers alike. A costumed Confederate Officer tells tales of famous crypt residents by candlelight.
River Park
185 Nash Road
Columbus, MS
(662) 327-4700
Bring the entire family for a splash at River Park!
TennTom Waterway
601-328-3286
TennTom Waterway is a canal system that links the Tennessee and Tombridge Rivers with the Gulf of Mexico. Visitors can enjoy the Recreation areas, swimming beaches, campgrounds, and marinas.
Lake Lowdes State Park
6 miles Southeast of MS 69
601-328-9182
This 600-acre park invites its visitors to such activities as a swimming beach, water-skiing, fishing, boating, Nature trails, tennis, game fields, picnicking, playground, concession, indoor recreation complex and camping cabins. |