Great 16 mile ride through the battlefields of this important Civil War stronghold. Very impressed with the restored USS Cairo and museum.

My friend and I absolutely loved Vicksburg NMP. The intro video and small museum at the main building is a good start to information. The whole park is a 16-mile or so road that winds around the whole massive hilly area of battlefield that shows where army lines were and where they dug trenches and were important battles within the... More

What a beautiful job our National Park Service has done at the Vicksburg National Military Park. It's an incredible homage to the 1863 battle and siege in Vicksburg MS. I'd recommend purchasing the audio CD ($12) to accompany your tour through the park. It's a long (16-mile) trail with hundreds of monuments, guns, memorials, homes, etc. To get out and... More

We came here on a cold, wet, rainy day and still enjoyed our visit. We watched the video first, and then went on the driving tour. My children were working on the Junior Ranger Badge, so we were actively looking for specific information. We stopped many times to read the displays and go into the various buildings. Our stop at... More

Informative welcome center nice drive through park where you can see where the lines were formed between the union and confederates. Can understand why Grant would never had taken the city and had to surround it and cut off supplies to force surrender.

Spends some time here. And most importantly walk though the cemetery by the old iron side boat. Locate the old cannon barrel that is vertical and placed as a monument. Then read the inscription to realize there are more than 12k unknown solders here from the civil war. Think about that the next time the media trumpets a body count... More

I think the NPS has done an outstanding job memorializing this historic siege site. I liked how they brought in soldiers from this fight to determine where they were standing and fighting. The rangers here were helpful and didn't mind answering a million questions. The visitor's center has an interesting film and display area, as well.

As an Englishman with scant knowledge of the American Civil War it was very instructive to see this wonderful memorial. The driving tour works through the entire seige with the information centre adding the actions that led to the seige. For a city to preserve such a site almost in its entirity is remarkable. To see the remains of the... More

Unlike other Civil War Military Parks which I have visited, the combatants laid out their battlefield with the tourist in mind. Vicksburg's driving tour allows you to see the alignment of forces and the progression of various attempts to penetrate the Confederate defenses.