Lower Mississippi River Museum
A free river museum run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with a large aquarium and a decommissioned survey vessel you can board.
This museum is run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It covers the geography and navigation of the Lower Mississippi, its flood control works, and the Great Flood of 1927. Its roughly 1,500-gallon freshwater aquarium houses alligator gar, catfish, and other river fish, and its interactive exhibits are well suited to families. Outside, the retired Corps survey boat M/V Mississippi IV is moored, and visitors can board it to see the wheelhouse and cabins. Admission is free. The museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays. It is located beside the riverfront murals.
Opening hours
Tue-Sat 09:00-16:00
Nearby sights
- Vicksburg Riverfront Murals
- Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
- Catfish Row Art Park
- Old Court House Museum
- Anchuca
- McRaven House
- USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum
- Vicksburg National Military Park