45 U S A ( To l l - f r e e ) 1-877-381-2914 E m a i l info@theculturalexperience.com The Victorian Era at the Visitor Centre to view the orientation film we head out to see famous sites such as the Hornet’s Nest, Pittsburg Landing, the final defense line and the National Cemetery. Continue to Corinth for the night. Day 7 – Corinth. Our day starts at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Centre, which recounts the battles of 1862 & 1864, before we head across the state of Mississippi via the historic and scenic Natchez Trace Parkway, an early American trail. En-route we will stop at Civil War sites at Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo, the latter also the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Along the Trace are a number of scenic stops including a cypress swamp, characteristic of some areas of the Deep South. Check-in to our Vicksburg hotel for two nights. Day 8 – Vicksburg. We spend the day exploring the wonderful Vicksburg National Military Park which tells the story of this 1863 campaign and subsequent 47 day siege, one of the crucial turning points of the American Civil War. We will visit many of the forts and redoubts along both the Federal siege lines and the Confederate defense lines. We will also visit the USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum. This ship was sunk by an ‘infernal machine’ in 1863 and discovered and raised a century later. Day 9 – Natchez. Continuing south we will visit another Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson State Historic site and the wonderful old southern town of Natchez, Mississippi. We will spend the night in the capital city of Baton Rouge where we will take a brief tour of its Civil War legacy. Day 10 – New Orleans. Drive to New Orleans, the largest city in the Civil War south, where we take a guided tour including its famous French Quarter and Bourbon Street. Check-in to our hotel for two nights. Day 11 - Beauvoir. This morning we visit Biloxi, Mississippi to tour the retirement home of the Confederacy’s only President, Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir. This afternoon we visit the Civil War Museum at Confederate Memorial Hall. The remainder of the afternoon is free for you to explore the wonderful city of New Orleans. Day 12 – Return. After a late check-out we visit Chalmette Plantation, the location of the last battle fought between the UK and the US. Return flight to London or why not extend your stay? Day 13 - Arrive London new orleans Why not extend your stay in the USA: either fly out earlier or add a few more days in New Orleans where you might visit the very impressive National World War 2 Museum, take a swamp tour of Louisiana’s wild wetlands with its bayous and alligators, explore the historical residential Garden District with its beautiful houses or spend more time in the city to soak up its cultural atmosphere, visit its cathedral and its wealth of museums. Ask our office for details. Fort Donelson Mississippi Cypress Swamp