A Unique place to visit in Mississippi, Hattiesburg is a medium-sized city called the "Hub City," because it is located at the crossroad of six major US highways. The city has a beautiful historic downtown district with well-preserved 19th century homes as well as a district that celebrates African American heritage. It is an important spot on the Blues Trail due to the number of famous blues musicians who lived in the city. Hattiesburg has a zoo, several military museums, a spectacular rose garden on the University of Southern Mississippi campus, and the Longleaf Trace, a popular recreational trail that runs through Mississippi’s legendary pine forests and rolling farmlands.

African American Military History Museum

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Hattiesburg Zoo

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