Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is a museum located in , United States. It is the largest museum in .
  • 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 Belhaven University and Eudora Welty House.

University
is a private evangelical Christian university in , United States. Founded in 1883, the university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian ministry, medicine, dentistry, law, and nursing. is situated 4,100 feet west of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

Museum
The & Garden is a historic house museum located at 1119 Pinehurst Street in . It was the home of author Eudora Welty for nearly 80 years. is situated 1 mile southwest of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

Hospital
is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi and is located in , , United States. is situated 1 mile northwest of Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flowood and Jackson.

Town
is a city in , , United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of , is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital.

is the capital of the state of . While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.

is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Latitude
32.32415° or 32° 19′ 27″ north
Longitude
-90.15652° or 90° 9′ 24″ west
Elevation
371 feet (113 metres)
Open location code
864F8RFV+M9
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