{"id":491,"date":"2015-11-01T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T16:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/?p=491"},"modified":"2022-12-29T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:36:52","slug":"jackson-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/jackson-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the third day of my Spring 2015 road trip, I arrived in Jackson. <\/p>\n

( Read more about the scientific aspects of my road trip on Cicada Mania<\/a>. )<\/p>\n

My destination was the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS). The location was particularly vexing for my GPS, which led me through a maze of lumpy streets, the surface of which rose and fell with an amplitude of about half a meter. It was as if I was driving over frozen waves or ski slope moguls. <\/p>\n

( An aside: My in-dash GPS is good, but it isn’t great. It probably isn’t as great as Google\/Wais is, but I’m not going to risk my life and the lives of others squinting at a cellphone screen or juggling one in my hand while I drive. I do use Wais when I’m stuck in traffic though. )<\/p>\n

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences<\/h2>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

The Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences<\/a> was nice. Their best attractions were their live fish, reptile, and amphibian environments. They had a two-headed snake and more cute baby alligators than you can imagine.<\/p>\n

The live fish exhibits were particularly fascinating and enchanting. Definitely, a perfect atmosphere to chill out in after a long drive on a hot day.<\/p>\n

\"Catfish<\/p>\n

Trails behind the museum led to the LeFleurs Bluff State Park<\/a>. The trails wound through what seemed like miles of woodland, past alligator-infested lakes and the Pearl River (which I will assume is also infested with gators). My “desk potato” body was out of breath by the time I navigated all the trails and returned to the Museum. <\/p>\n

Here’s a video of some of the many natural wonders you’ll find in LeFleurs Bluff State Park:<\/p>\n