Planning a trip to Natchez, Mississippi? Before you head to this charming Southern gem on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi ...

Natchez Atop the Bluffs Natchez’s core historic district and most homes and mansions fortunately don't have the seasonal flooding threat in the way some other Mississippi River destinations do.

The mansion’s current owner, Ginger Hyland, has restored this two-story property to its pre-Civil War glory, with museum-quality furniture, whimsical decor and rare antiques.

— Of all Natchez’s splendid mansions, Longwood is the one that visitors must see. It has an unusual octagonal design and a 16-sided cupola topped with a Byzantine onion-shaped dome.

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Elmscourt: Built in 1818 and known for its elegant, lacy iron work, brought in from Belgium. Melrose: One of the best-preserved of all antebellum mansions.

Natchez began an economic decline, made worse by several Mississippi River floods. An oil boom in the 1930s and factories helped sustain the town during the 20th century.

One car. One map. Twenty-five antebellum mansions. Four days. I had come to Natchez., Miss., on a mission: all houses, all the time. As a worshiper of all things homey — particularly when they ...

This 3-mile path near Natchez features impressive pieces of what’s known as the Sunken Trace — areas filled with soft, loess soil that was greatly compacted by decades of constant traffic.