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Jackson
Zoological Park
2918 W.
Capitol Street
Jackson,
MS 39209
(601)
355-5475
9:00am -
5:00pm, daily.
a 40-acre
tract designed to recreate each animal’s natural habitat. Discovery Zoo, was
rated one of the top five children's zoos east of the Mississippi by the New
York Times Travel Guide. It educates through entertaining and imaginative
hands-on exhibits, such as Turtle Crawl, Ant World, and Create an Animal.
Davis
Planetarium/McNair Space Theater
201 E
Pascagoula St
Jackson,
MS 39201
(601)
960-1550
Open
Daily; closed holidays
Programs
change quarterly; 230-seat auditorium.
Jackson’s
impressive planetarium is one of the largest in the world, with a huge
wrap-around screen that presents regular Sky Shows on astronomy, astronauts and
space exploration. The planetarium, situated in the downtown cultural district,
also features laser light concerts accompanied by the music of contemporary and
classic rock and roll artists combined with the imagery of a powerful indoor
laser system.
Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum And National Agricultural Aviation
Museum
1150
Lakeland Dr
Jackson,
MS 39216
(601)
713-3365
Toll-Free:
(800) 844-8687
Monday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm; closed January 1, December 24-25
Complex,
covering 39 acres, includes museum exhibit center, forest trail, 1920s living
history town and farm. Picnicking.
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
1152
Lakeland Dr
Jackson,
MS 39216
(601)
982-8264
Open
Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm
A variety
of interactive exhibits can be found here, such as touch-screen television
kiosks that access archival sports footage. Through interactive technology,
visitors can play championship golf courses, soccer, or pitch horseshoes.
Mississippi Petrified Forest
124 Forest
Park Road
Flora, MS
(45 minutes north of Jackson)
(601)879-8189
Take a peek into a distant
age 36 million years ago at what some call the "Grand Canyon of the
Mississippi." Thirty-six million years ago, a raging river deposited a grove of
trees in this out-of-the-way spot, and there they still remain in the present
day, petrified in their positions for posterity. A paved trail weaves through
the petrified trees and is suitable for all levels of mobility. In the Earth
Science Museum, there is a collection of fossils (including dinosaur
footprints!), petrified wood, (of course), and minerals.
