Main Street Strengthens Vicksburg!

Main Street is Downtown… and a lot more!

Downtown’s contribution to our community’s employment pool and tax base is enormous; and the jobs, retail sales and total property value combine to make downtown one of the area’s top industries.

Due to the huge investment in real estate and public infrastructure, downtown Vicksburg also represents a major portion of the local economy.

Rich in natural, historical and architectural resources, downtown Vicksburg is a beautiful home to many of our city’s oldest and most viable businesses.

Downtown Vicksburg boasts an exceptional mix of retail shops, restaurants, museums, art galleries, antique shops, service businesses and other attractions.  This area truly has retained the charm of the past while blending with the vision of the future.

You can drive or stroll in the Downtown Central Business District where cafes and restaurants offer a variety of dining experiences.  After attending a convention, meeting, or public show at the Convention Center; visit our specialty shops, art galleries, and museums, or browse through our many gift shops, boutiques, and antiques stores.  You’ll find everything is waiting for you…in Downtown Vicksburg.

Our recent renovations have brought a new sense of pride to our citizens, a brand new travel adventure and wonder to our visitors, and "the place to be" for shopping, recreation and relaxation, or fine dining.

Whether you are going on a thousand-dollar shopping spree or are just looking for a nice, quite, wonderful place to meet friends for coffee, downtown Vicksburg has it all.

That is why we were named "Best Day Trip" by Mississippi Magazine!  

“Main Street” is Downtown
     …and Downtown is Vicksburg. 

 
On the Waterfront

At the entrance to the Downtown Waterfront, artist Robert Dafford has several pictorial murals depicting periods of history which developed from our City.  A narrative of this area can be heard by tuning in to 90.5 FM or 1620 AM radio stations. 

Daily boat excursions are now available which offer an entertaining narrative history of the Mississippi River and its surroundings.

Attractions & Landmarks

 Several museums and landmarks in the Downtown Central Business District include:  The Old Court House Museum, The Southern Cultural Heritage Center, The Biedenharn Coke Museum, Yesterday’s Children Doll Museum, and the Waterfront Murals.