They then headed north on a new route conceived and ordered built by President Thomas Jefferson, the Natchez Trace. (A trace was a forest path.) On it, Kaintucks could walk the 450 miles from ...

The entire sidewalk on the Natchez Bluff, a mile stretch from Silver Street to Madison Street, was filled with people walking ...

The Natchez tribe built impressive ceremonial mounds at the Grand Village and nearby Emerald Mound, the second-largest pre-European site in the United States. While slavery was common here before the ...

Just north of Jackson, Ridgeland, Mississippi offers scenic trails along the Natchez Trace, great local eats, boutique shopping, and plenty of outdoor charm—all in one laid-back getaway.