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Art gallery featuring pottery, paintings and jewelry by Mississippi artists and craftsman.
c. 1890's. Victorian cottage housing large photograph collection of old Hancock County. Collection of ancient Indian artifacts. Houses the Hancock County Historical Society.
c. 1929-30 Built in the Italian Renaissance-style, the Hattiesburg Cultural Center is located in the Historic Library of Downtown Hattiesburg.
Exhibits such as the Asian, Australian and Mississippi habitats now accompany the African Veldt, Siberian Tiger and Jaguar. Additional features of the expanded and redesigned zoo include an educational facility, animal hospital, gift shop, renovated carousel, splash pad and the newly opened Touch Africa and mining sluice! Hop aboard the train for a ride throughout the zoo!
Special display for blues legend Robert Johnson, who was born in Hazlehurst; interesting items reflecting local history and railroad artifacts.
Explore human biology at this new children's health-education center. Let's Play Grossology exhibit, Pulse Racers, the Choices Game and Decisions Diner. Great exhibits for grades K-8.
c. 1906. Temple houses the Goldstein Nelken Solomon Century of History Museum. The museum displays Greenville's Jewish History over the last half century.
c. 1858. Antebellum home filled with furnishings and objects from the late 1800s. Tells the story of Panola County from Indian times through 1900's.
Tour museum of local artifacts. Research local history and genealogy.
An exhilarating 3-D immersive Theatre transports visitors through outer space, to the ocean depths, and inside the Earth's most complex systems - all in eight minutes. The "green" building design features water conservation, energy-efficiency and environmental quality to help our planet. Your ticket price includes a free guided, behind-the-scenes tour, of nearby Stennis Space Center - an area that's restricted from the general public.