Vicksburg, MS

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This city on the Mississippi River was the site of a crucial 47-day Civil War siege. Explore the sprawling Vicksburg National Military Park, with its battlefields, statues and monuments to soldiers from both the North and South. For more Civil War history, visit the Gray & Blue Naval Museum; it houses the world's largest collection of Civil War gunboat models, as well as paintings, artifacts and a Civil War bookshop. On the lighter side, the Biedenharn Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia boasts a turn-of-the-century soda fountain and candy store; the first Coca-Cola was bottled here in 1894. Treat yourself to an ice cream float, homemade candy or ice cream cone.

Language: English
Currency: US dollar (US$)