Vicksburg Riverfront Murals
More than 30 large murals on the flood wall depict Vicksburg's history, from its Native peoples and the siege to blues music.
Since 2002, Louisiana muralist Robert Defours has painted more than 30 huge murals on the flood wall along Levee Street. Each tells a chapter of the city's past: the Native American period, the 1863 siege, the sinking of the USS Cairo, the first bottling of Coca-Cola, the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, and blues musicians, among others. The murals stretch for about 300 m along the flood wall. You can walk the length of it, reading the explanatory plaques, for free at any time of day. Nearby are the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Catfish Row Art Park, which together form a riverfront walking route through the old town.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Lower Mississippi River Museum
- Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
- Catfish Row Art Park
- Old Court House Museum
- Anchuca
- McRaven House
- USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum
- Vicksburg National Military Park