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Eudora Welty House
Southern-literature buffs should make a reservation to tour the Eudora Welty House. Welty, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, lived in this Tudor Revival house for more than 75 years, and it's preserved to look as it did in the 1980s. The garden out back is lovely, too.
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Smith Robertson Museum
The Smith Robertson Museum, housed in Mississippi's first public school for African American kids, is the alma mater of author Richard Wright. It offers insight and explanation into the pain and perseverance of the African American legacy in Mississippi.
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Old Capitol Museum
The Old Capitol Museum, which was the state's capital from 1839 to 1903, is newly opened after major renovations and houses a museum that covers Mississippi's history from prehistoric to modern times.
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