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USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum

Vicksburg USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum

★★★★☆ 4.8 (1842)

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Big Wheelie Skating Rink

Vicksburg Big Wheelie Skating Rink

★★★☆☆ 3.7 (69)

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Museums & Culture

Lower Mississippi River Museum
USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum
Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
The Old Depot Museum
Old Court House Museum
Vicksburg National Battlefield

Attractions

McRaven Tour Home
Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg Riverfront Murals

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The Old Depot Museum

The museum features a miniature diorama replica of the Vicksburg battlefield that visitors describe as essential for understanding the Civil War battle, with highly knowledgeable guides available to explain the battle's history and geography
The collection includes hundreds of scale models of vessels, boats, and ships spanning from Viking era to present day, housed in an historic old train depot building

Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum

Coca-Cola was first bottled in this building in 1894, making it the historic birthplace of bottled Coca-Cola
The iconic Coca-Cola bottle design was based on a mistake, a unique origin story explained on-site

Old Court House Museum

The museum is housed in an 1859 courthouse building with two stories and includes a handicap lift for accessibility to the upper floor
The collection includes Jefferson Davis's inauguration tie and an original Teddy Bear from Theodore Roosevelt

Vicksburg Civil War Museum

The museum features succession letters from individual states, a rare primary source collection documenting the political process of Southern secession during the Civil War
This is a privately owned and curated collection rather than a traditional institutional museum, with the owner actively involved in guiding visitors through exhibits and sharing expertise

USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum

The USS Cairo is a partially reconstructed ironclad gunship from circa 1861, one of the first armored warships used in the American Civil War
The museum houses thousands of recovered artifacts including weapons, munitions, naval stores, and personal property salvaged from the ship itself

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Big Wheelie Skating Rink

Is a roller skating rink (not ice skating) located in Vicksburg, MS, operating year-round as an indoor venue
The rink's floor has been noted in multiple reviews as exceptionally hard and rough in spots, with some reviewers comparing it unfavorably to other skating rinks

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