Spend a Spring Day in the City With Soul
If the pollen and pop up storms don't get to you, there's no better time than spring to explore Jackson!
![](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=98c8877c682c6e0454f5f737aa409930 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=c8f61b2cf4a47860aef840dc09e5b55a 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=1f21c241e30a9938c35e2e4e6aff30a3 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=275061fe8071ac764dc1db530cf24965 1024w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=6c059ed091a522567b09e5e630928d84 1200w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=064675f8ae598e4224e051c5850e5ffd 1440w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lamar-Life-credit-Tate-Nations.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=0e496c51d0fa65efc767d6bf31d31ea0 1800w)
Take a Walking Architectural Tour
Jackson has a Frank Lloyd Wright house? Belhaven is the oldest historic residential neighborhood in the state? Eudora Welty's father was responsible for Jackson's first skyscraper? See them all - and learn about more locations here as you stroll around Jackson, mostly downtown, to experience significant and varied architectural styles in the city.
![a customer looks through shelves of books](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=320&s=4be5985f61ec8ed8378edf83250d5763 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=540&s=5687ae0c0e058d489d50ca23c602d012 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=768&s=302d2dfd84fdf7f45172306e0f473f64 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=1024&s=28089dff8d9ec1795a891465bb7b701c 1024w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=1200&s=d241f0891e4d0fa632f4a44a430f9d64 1200w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=1440&s=0b9a2f912ce3d2b044580915b9d04099 1440w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Lemuria-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=79.58%2040.03&q=80&w=1920&s=31d79c41cb82b9c2c47501dcb4b923db 1920w)
Shop Local
Mom and pop shops are the backbone of any local economy. In Jackson, the unique story of the city is told through retailers, restaurants and other entrepreneurs who use their businesses to build success for their families and the community. Shopping local matters.
![](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=c8d224ab8c6d34d69c1896673a945c8e 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=51508f6d9e1e45191adf09938626b92e 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=7e3cc0734c24f049d19ce1c02b06cb01 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=2b18793c9f93cb5e21545d856d60c420 1024w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=f0b01c30aa52a378a684f06aade7e290 1200w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=fce4e5cecd67992b9b3b06b3901b7cb6 1440w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/jason-isbell-400-unit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=7098fbd74fdfdb1da3fda8facf367b52 1920w)
Catch a Show
From Broadway performances to headlining musical acts, the "birthplace of America's music" (Mississippi) and the "birthplace of Southern soul" (Jackson) know how to put on a show! Experience the arts, theater and literature, a live band in Jackson!
![a woman in a robe sits near aromatherapy](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=320&s=78756a8948f4a5f4eb35c97f6f18967a 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=540&s=c6b13876e53811ec1551f291cc04c69e 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=768&s=453e47ac6f0cb169e248cc3534788bda 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=1024&s=1b31808b06659f37c33943b5df8417b2 1024w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=1200&s=61d97004bfd3606177dab30bcee5bb7b 1200w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=1440&s=80812d6371af6c719756283d9fbaddb6 1440w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/SoulSpa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=24.05%2030.54&q=80&w=1920&s=d59be87491b0d6580d14730a17ffbafa 1920w)
Revive and Relax
If you want a place to lay your head - or a chance to reenergize your soul, Jackson can accommodate with a variety of overnight stay options and local ways to pamper yourself.
![](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/museumtrail-getoutside.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=5e174e61767b7f9dbc1e95082403b287 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/museumtrail-getoutside.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=416c91d43d1b65d3e099bc449dbc8427 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/museumtrail-getoutside.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=c73452e1f3b1fcad586fa27f56223774 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/museumtrail-getoutside.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=f57b0eef65343f8aed63b43ef7a6d64e 1024w)
Play Outside
Spring temps are mild in Jackson and getting outside is a must! From kayaking the Pearl to becoming one with nature at The Jackson Zoo or strolling the Museum Trail, soak up the sun before The Mississippi summer heat sets in!
![](https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=d4deb01c24042bffdffc05ca298b4736 320w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=8e038d3157cb14e1bc813e77185d69a5 540w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=6313c3691cee7cf8d7141253b1c900a8 768w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=0cbaf459d7a473b9a3a361fc04c6d11c 1024w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=c1744447ea9d6185b72ed6cf91af7d5c 1200w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=fe54c9fce6635c5ce03d7d273fdd0844 1440w, https://visit-jackson.imgix.net/images/Dine-Outside.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=c5335ec9bd66e4e58ec57d1a20e2f2f1 1920w)
Wine & Dine
Food is a City With Soul calling card - and it's not all about soul food either! If that's what you crave, we've got it, but be sure to experience our coffee shop scene, one-stop spots like Fondren and Highland Village and kid-friendly spots where the whole family will leave satisfied.