Hollyday Planner

See the itinerary for a summary.

Day 1

This was a shorter road trip over Spring Break. And our first with a friend. We started our drive over to Vicksburg national military Park & USS Cairo museum. The USS Cairo is inside the Vicksburg park, and super cool. It was perfectly preserved in the mud.

From Vicksburg, we finished our driving for the day down to Biloxi.

• West beach boardwalk – A great place for a stroll by the beach.
• McElroy’s Harbor House – A fabulous restaurant with great views.
• Big Play Entertainment Center – For our traditional game of putt putt. arcade, go carts, etc.) 
• Sharkheads – huge souvenir shop 

Day 2

• Le Cafe Beignet – Be sure to google to see if it’s reopened. Great restaurant.
• Biloxi lighthouse & beach – Great beach area. Very clean. There’s a cute pier. There are a few interesting things in the area. These include the lighthouse, Fred Haise statue, and Civil Rights Wade In plaque. It was a little chilly for us but there were some brave swimmers.
• Beauvoir – Last home of confederate president Jefferson Davis. And a great look into an Antebellum home.
• Davis Bayou Area – Gulf Islands National Seashore – Not the greatest thing, but worth the fun short drive.
• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art – It started raining and we found this as an option. Loved it.
• Half Shell Oyster House – Popular dinner spot for a reason.
• Institute for marine mammal studies – Honestly, not something I would recommend. Probably better for much younger kids. We did this first thing in the morning but I listed it last because I’d skip it.

Day 3

Our plan was the Ship island Excursion, but it was canceled due to weather. We did get to do this on a later trip & I highly recommend. But for this trip, we went on over to New Orleans then up to Natchez.

There’s lots to do in Natchez. We really fell in love with this quaint small town. We toured as many of the Natchez Pilgrimage Tours as we could. We loved a walk down by the Mississippi River and the downtown area.

We stayed at our first ever B&B. We picked The Burn. Such a fun experience. And a fabulous breakfast. We also did a snack break at The Castle. A great restaurant with such a unique history & atmosphere.

Some things in the area we didn’t get to:

• Fort Massachusetts
• Swim Beach
• Grand Village of the Natchez Indians

Day 4

Since our overall timeline got bumped up, we decided to go ahead and start home early. We tried to go see Natchez National Park but it wasn’t open. So, we called this trip good and headed on home.