Vicksburg National Military Park

"What a great experience visiting here. It's a driving touring with places to park and check out some signs and statues. The area the battle occurred is an amazing trench that must of had some terribly, grizzly combat. We missed the visitors' center, but when I go back, I'll start there with the movie, so I'll have a better background of what all we saw. Some of the sites are up on hills that takes good mobility, but several are around terrain flat enough for decent mobility to allow you to walk right up too. The cool thing is even without any mobility, you can drive through and have an awesome visit. This is why we need to preserve all of our history, so we're not destined to repeat it. We also had a fabulous interaction with the Park Ranger at the gate upon entrance. And then we chatted as the park was closing, she was so personable and fun!"

"We have been to a fair number of National Park battlefields (Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Antietam, etc,) and this may be the best. Marked exceedingly well. Do not miss the Cairo Gunboat Museum on the northwest end of the park -- a real gem."

"A fantastic military park - make sure you get the free map for the numbered sites along the way. The National Parks Pass provided free admission, too. The USS Cairo was the highlight of the experience for us - make sure you verify the hours that the museum is open. The outdoor exhibit and ship is always open."

"Historians have done a great job building this National Park and Monument. There are hundreds of monuments, plaques, sculptures, and displays throughout the rugged terrain covering over 2,500 acres with nicely paved touring roads throughout the park. Handicapped accessible. We also found there were several exits around the perimeter of the park. We went to get coffee, then came back to the park and finished the tour. The Vicksburg National Cemetery is here, it covers 116 acres and has over 18,000 graves, only around 5,000 of them are identified. Don't forget to go see the U.S.S. Cairo and museum. We enjoyed the tour, we often got out of the car to to look at the cannons or other monuments. Thank you for the work that you've done here for the people to enjoy."

"If you’re a history buff, this is a great place to explore. It was a gorgeous day and we really enjoyed riding through the park on the motorcycle. Didn’t have a lot of time, but you really could spend all day there exploring all the different sites in the park. Beautiful grounds and well kept with tons of history and information. Well done!"