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Vicksburg, Mississippi
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| This Mississippi River town is a study in contrasts. It is best | Can I make the Vicksburg reservation by phone? We would |
| known for its many fine Victorian and antebellum homes as | be happy to help you make any Vicksburg hotel |
| well as for the Vicksburg National Military Park, one of the | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free number |
| best Civil War historic parks we've come across. But it is | between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through |
| moving rapidly into the present and cashing in on the | Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. |
| casino craze. Four casinos are operating in the city. | |
| | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| Vicksburg was the site of one of the critical events of the | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) encryption, the |
| Civil War: Union troops led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid | standard encryption on the Internet. This type of encryption |
| siege to the town for 47 days. When Confederate Gen. John | allows you to feel confident and secure about supplying |
| C. Pemberton finally capitulated, the Union had gained | personal and credit card information. |
| control of the vital Mississippi River and divided the | |
| Confederacy into two sections. The battle line of this great | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| siege has been preserved in the Vicksburg National | breakfast with each room night booked. This information |
| Military Park. A 16-mi/26-km auto route winds along both | can be found on the property information "detail" page for |
| sides of the line. You'll find forts, trenches, cannons and | your specific property. |
| more than a thousand plaques and monuments (many on a | |
| grand scale) commemorating the tug-of-war over | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? Our |
| Vicksburg. The visitors center has artifacts, along with a | confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| short, introductory movie about the battle. Within the park is | successfully making your reservation. Our systems work |
| the Vicksburg National Cemetery, where 17,000 soldiers lie | behind the scenes to email you the final confirmation |
| a grim reminder of the deadliness of the Civil War. Many of | number. |
| the tombstones are simply marked U.S. Unknown Soldier. | |
| Near the cemetery are the remains of the Cairo, a Union | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the hotel? |
| ironclad ship, dredged up in 1964, that had the distinction of | Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from the airport |
| being the first ship in history to be sunk with an electrically | but not all. Please verify this information on the property |
| triggered mine. The Cairo Museum, next to the ship, houses | information page, if this is import to you. |
| artifacts recovered from the wreck. | |
| | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some hotels |
| Before or after you see the military park, take time to tour the | accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival day. Only |
| downtown area of Vicksburg, which has mansions from the | hotels that follow this policy will show when the today's |
| antebellum period and later. (If you can, we suggest | arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| scheduling your visit to see these homes during | |
| Vicksburg's annual spring pilgrimage tour one of the best | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a room? A |
| pilgrimages in the South.) Among the houses to see are | minimum age of 18 is required by most hotels to book a |
| Anchuca, a Greek Revival home from the 1700s; Balfour | room. Some require the guest(s) be 21. These |
| House, an 1835 Greek Revival structure (closed in January | requirements and other amenities information on the |
| and February and on major holidays); and the Martha Vick | property "Detail" pages. |
| House, an 1830s home built for the daughter of Newitt Vick, | |
| founder of Vicksburg. The McRaven Home should be seen | What do I do with questions concerning previous |
| whether youre on a pilgrimage or not. The home represents | reservation? Please fill out our "Customer Support and |
| three distinct periods in Mississippi's history it was built in | Feedback" request form. Include your previous reservation |
| 1797, enlarged in 1836 and enlarged again in 1849. The | amount and the reservation confirmation number along with |
| rooms are filled with museum-quality furnishings and period | your questions. We will contact you within 24 hours. |
| pieces. Civil War battles are re-enacted in its gardens. | |
| | How much is the charge for more than two people per |
| More Civil War history is covered at the Gray and Blue | room? Different policy are established by each hotel |
| Naval Museum: artifacts, paintings and Civil War gunboat | regarding multiple guests per room. Our booking engine |
| models (said to be the world's largest collection). Also | technology allows for display of the appropriate rate for |
| downtown, you'll find the Coca-Cola Museum, a restored | your room when the number of adults is selected. |
| store and soda fountain where Joseph Biedenharn first | |
| bottled Coke in 1894. A notable annual event on | How do you book a room for someone else? You can us |
| Vicksburg's calendar is the Riverfest (street dance, | our system to book a room for someone else. Make sure |
| entertainment, food, arts and crafts April). 40 mi/64 km west | you include that persons information as the guest. You can |
| of Jackson. | have a different person paying with their credit card than the |
| | name and address of the guest staying in the room . |
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