Mississippi Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Mississippi.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of Mississippi
STATEHOOD DATE: December 10, 1817 (20th state)
NICKNAME: "The Magnolia State"
TOURISM REGION: Deep South and Southeast USA
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Jackson

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Mississippi Guide
- visitmississippi.org
- mstourism.com
- ms.gov - Agencies - visit mississippi tourism
- visittheusa.com - state - mississippi
- wikipedia.org - tourism in mississippi - category
- wikitravel.org - mississippi
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - ms - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - mississippi

Government
- ms.gov

Facts
- walthallchamber.com - interesting mississippi facts
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - main article
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - more articles
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - category
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - lists
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - outline
- wikipedia.org - mississippi - portal
- census.gov - state by state - mississippi population change

U.S. States Bordering Mississippi:
| Alabama | Arkansas | Louisiana | Tennessee |

Bodies of Water Bordering Mississippi:
- Gulf of Mexico