AMZI LOVE (c.1848)
305 Seventh Street South • (800) 920-3533 • (662) 328-5413

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment

FRANKLIN ACADEMY (Founded 1821)
501 Third Avenue North • (662) 241-7151

Franklin Academy was the first public school in Mississippi.

FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY (c.1849)
Fourth Street South • (800) 327-2686

Founded in May 1849, the cemetery was the site of the first Memorial Day Celebration in 1866.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
(662) 328-6305

The district boasts blocks of specialty shops, restaurants, and historic buildings.

LEE HOME/MUSEUM (c.1847)
316 Seventh Street North

(800) 920-3533 • (662) 327-8888

Open Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment

MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
(Founded 1884)
1100 College Street

(662) 329-4750 • (877) 462-8439

MUW was established with the mission of educating women. It is the first state-supported institution of higher learning in the United States.
www.muw.edu

ROSEDALE (c.1856)
1523 Ninth Street South • (800) 920-3533

Open by appointment with two-day advance scheduling

ROSEWOOD MANOR (c.1835)
719 Seventh Street North

(662) 328-7313 • (662) 364-0705

Open Monday - Saturday by appointment
www.columbusrosewood.com

TEMPLE HEIGHTS (c.1837)
515 Ninth Street North • (800) 920-3533 • (662) 328-0599

Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS HOME (c.1875)
300 Main Street • (662) 328-0222

Open Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WAVERLEY PLANTATION MANSION (c. 1852)
National Historic Landmark
1852 Waverley Mansion Road
(800) 920-3533 • (662) 494-1399

Open daily, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Many of the gorgeous homes in Columbus are open to the public. Tour some of the most beautiful antebellum homes in the South.

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