Natchez, Mississippi

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Natchez, the birthplace of Mississippi, celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2016. It’s the oldest continuous settlement on the Mississippi River—and it’s still small with a population under 16,000.

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It’s also only about 90 miles from Baton Rouge, so there’s a great opportunity to combine the two cities.

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Natchez offers more antebellum historic houses than any other location in the U.S., and it’s also the bed and breakfast capital of the South.

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