Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Mendenhall
Leave Mendenhall for Natchez Trace Parkway, 34 mi away
Around 8M people visit Natchez Trace Parkway each year. None of our places to visit is inside Mendenhall; 9 are within 40 miles. They include 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a parkway. Vicksburg National Military Park, 45 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Natchez Trace Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 34 mi north
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Map of the places
Head to the northwest for most of the 9 on the list.
Orange: Mendenhall. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
Here are the 14 places within 60 miles.
2
3Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
National monument in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
4Vicksburg National Military Park
Battle of Vicksburg historic site.
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11International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Islamic history and culture museum in Jackson, Mississippi.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mendenhall → · Mendenhall’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mississippi Museum of Art: Julian Rankin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
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