Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is a museum located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is the largest museum in Mississippi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Jackson, Mississippi
- Also known as: “mdwfp.com”
- Address: 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 39202-1353
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eudora Welty House and University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Eudora Welty House
Museum
The Eudora Welty House & Garden, at 1119 Pinehurst Street in Jackson, Mississippi, was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. It was built by her parents in 1925. Eudora Welty House is situated 1 mile southwest of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Hospital
University of Mississippi Medical Center is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi and is located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. University of Mississippi Medical Center is situated 1 mile northwest of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Smith–Wills Stadium
Stadium
Smith–Wills Stadium is a 5,200 seat baseball stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It is located on Lakeland Drive, less than half a mile east of Interstate 55, in the northeastern part of the city. Smith–Wills Stadium is situated 1 mile north of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flowood and Jackson.
Flowood
Town
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Flowood is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital.
Jackson
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Jackson is the capital of the state of Mississippi. While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, Jackson can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.
Pearl
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Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the Pearl River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Hinds, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.32415° or 32° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
-90.15652° or 90° 9′ 24″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
864F8RFV+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 367134863OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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