Historic Natchez Full Day Private Tour
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Embark on an extraordinary day trip from Baton Rouge to Natchez, Mississippi, and immerse yourself in rich history and captivating beauty. Discover the allure of the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, stroll down the picturesque Melrose-Montebello Parkway, and explore the opulent Stanton Hall. Marvel at the Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District's allure and pay respects at the Historic Natchez Cemetery. Uncover the haunting beauty of the Windsor Ruins before ending the day at the Old South Winery. This tour promises a blend of history, culture, and charm, making it a must for any traveler seeking a fascinating journey through Natchez's timeless treasures.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Globe Trekkers Tours
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The Natchez Indians and their ancestors inhabited what is now southwest Mississippi ca. AD 700-1730. According to historical and archaeological evidence, the Grand Village was their main ceremonial center between 1682 and 1730. French explorers, priests, and journalists described the ceremonial mounds built by the Natchez on the banks of St. Catherine Creek. Later archaeological investigations produced additional evidence that the site was the place that the French called "the Grand Village of the Natchez." Relations between the French and the Natchez were cordial at first, but deteriorated as various disagreements and episodes of violence arose in 1716 and again in 1723. In 1729, a pro-English element within the nation led the Natchez to attack the French colonial plantations and military garrison at Fort Rosalie. The French retaliated in such force that the Natchez were forced to abandon their homeland.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Melrose is a 15,000 square feet mansion, located in Natchez, Mississippi, that is said to reflect "perfection" in its Greek Revival design. The 80-acre estate is now part of Natchez National Historical Park and is open to the public by guided tours. The house is furnished for the period just before the Civil War.
Duration: 1 hour
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Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Built in part by enslaved people, the mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.
Duration: 1 hour
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Stanton Hall, also known as Belfast, is an Antebellum Classical Revival mansion at 401 High Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in the 1850s, it is one of the most opulent antebellum mansions to survive in the southeastern United States. It is now operated as a historic house museum by the Pilgrimage Garden Club
Duration: 1 hour
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Known as Natchez Under-the-Hill, this area of Natchez was described by numerous nineteenth-century travelers as one of the rowdiest ports on the Mississippi River. Here docked the keelboats and the flatboats, and, beginning in 1811, the steamboats. Taverns, gambling halls, and brothels lined the principal street.
Duration: 1 hour
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The Emerald Mound site, also known as the Selsertown site, is a Plaquemine culture Mississippian period archaeological site located on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Stanton, Mississippi, United States. The site dates from the period between 1200 and 1730 CE.
Duration: 30 minutes
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The Natchez National Cemetery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, sits on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River just north of downtown Natchez, Mississippi. The original 11-acre site was purchased in 1866 at the end of the Civil War from local residents. Original interments were brought from locations in Louisiana and Mississippi within a 50-mile radius of Natchez. In a report dated June 30, 1866, Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs informed the secretary of war that many bodies had been buried in the levees near the west shore of the Mississippi River. Subsequently, the removal of these remains and their re-interment at Natchez National Cemetery began the following fall.
Duration: 20 minutes
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Windsor Ruins are in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, about 10 miles southwest of Port Gibson near Alcorn State University. The ruins consist of 23 standing Corinthian columns of the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion ever built in the state.
Duration: 20 minutes
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Old South Winery produces the finest muscadine table wines, since 1979; including red wines, white wines, and rose' wines.
Duration: 1 hour
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The Natchez Indians and their ancestors inhabited what is now southwest Mississippi ca. AD 700-1730. According to historical and archaeological evidence, the Grand Village was their main ceremonial center between 1682 and 1730. French explorers, priests, and journalists described the ceremonial mounds built by the Natchez on the banks of St. Catherine Creek. Later archaeological investigations produced additional evidence that the site was the place that the French called "the Grand Village of the Natchez." Relations between the French and the Natchez were cordial at first, but deteriorated as various disagreements and episodes of violence arose in 1716 and again in 1723. In 1729, a pro-English element within the nation led the Natchez to attack the French colonial plantations and military garrison at Fort Rosalie. The French retaliated in such force that the Natchez were forced to abandon their homeland.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At:
Melrose is a 15,000 square feet mansion, located in Natchez, Mississippi, that is said to reflect "perfection" in its Greek Revival design. The 80-acre estate is now part of Natchez National Historical Park and is open to the public by guided tours. The house is furnished for the period just before the Civil War.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Built in part by enslaved people, the mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
Stanton Hall, also known as Belfast, is an Antebellum Classical Revival mansion at 401 High Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in the 1850s, it is one of the most opulent antebellum mansions to survive in the southeastern United States. It is now operated as a historic house museum by the Pilgrimage Garden Club
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
Known as Natchez Under-the-Hill, this area of Natchez was described by numerous nineteenth-century travelers as one of the rowdiest ports on the Mississippi River. Here docked the keelboats and the flatboats, and, beginning in 1811, the steamboats. Taverns, gambling halls, and brothels lined the principal street.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
The Emerald Mound site, also known as the Selsertown site, is a Plaquemine culture Mississippian period archaeological site located on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Stanton, Mississippi, United States. The site dates from the period between 1200 and 1730 CE.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At:
The Natchez National Cemetery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, sits on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River just north of downtown Natchez, Mississippi. The original 11-acre site was purchased in 1866 at the end of the Civil War from local residents. Original interments were brought from locations in Louisiana and Mississippi within a 50-mile radius of Natchez. In a report dated June 30, 1866, Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs informed the secretary of war that many bodies had been buried in the levees near the west shore of the Mississippi River. Subsequently, the removal of these remains and their re-interment at Natchez National Cemetery began the following fall.
Duration: 20 minutes
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Windsor Ruins are in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, about 10 miles southwest of Port Gibson near Alcorn State University. The ruins consist of 23 standing Corinthian columns of the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion ever built in the state.
Duration: 20 minutes
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Old South Winery produces the finest muscadine table wines, since 1979; including red wines, white wines, and rose' wines.
Duration: 1 hour
