---
id: "62295"
name: Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway
distance: "101"
duration: Two hours to drive the byway.
description: This one-hundred-mile-plus route paralleling the Mississippi River is a virtual diary of American history, capturing multiple sites of historical significance. It tells the story of Antebellum America, the Civil War, and its aftermath. Without these legacies, we could not truly appreciate the tragedies and triumphs that created our nation.
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websites:
  - url: https://mdot.ms.gov/portal/scenic_byways_program#c916
    name: Mississippi Byways
attractions:
  - url: https://www.scenictrace.com/
    name: Natchez Trace Parkway
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/theodore-roosevelt-complex-headquarters-panther-swamp
    name: Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.visitvicksburg.com/
    name: Vicksburg
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Mississippi State Scenic Byway
states:
  - MS
ll:
  - -91.38787099984677
  - 31.52957899987092
bounds:
  - - -91.41957899977098
    - 30.99908100008804
  - - -90.80600700012292
    - 32.633700999801306

---

This one-hundred-mile-plus route paralleling the Mississippi River is a virtual diary of American history, capturing multiple sites of historical significance. It tells the story of Antebellum America, the Civil War, and its aftermath. Without these legacies, we could not truly appreciate the tragedies and triumphs that created our nation.