City With Soul, Jackson, MS

We are the City With Soul - Jackson, Mississippi - a soulful kind of place for a weekend getaway, family fun, group tour, reunion, convention or small business meeting.

From the proud legacy of Medgar Evers to the powerful present-day Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the history of the Civil Rights movement is here.

Jackson restaurants – from small mom and pop eateries to James Beard award-winning chef-driven concepts – offer some of the best authentic cuisine.

Mississippi's rich literary history precedes itself, with authors like William Faulker, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, John Grisham, and Angie Thomas hailing from the state, to name but a few.

From live concerts to historic music markers and record shops, Jackson has a plethora to do to celebrate Mississippi's storied musical heritage.

And creatively speaking, you'll find no truer community of makers and doers, excelling in the visual and performing arts.