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COLUMBUS-LOWNDES PUBLIC LIBRARY

BILLUPS-GARTH ARCHIVES/BUCKLEY GENEALOGY ROOM

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314 Seventh Street North

(662) 329-5300

Peruse extensive records of many aspects of Columbus history including education, churches, government, businesses, buildings, historic homes, and local organizations.

COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY

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2616 Tabernacle Road

(662) 241-5004

Get in on the weekly auto racing at this 3/10th mile red clay oval track.

FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY
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

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(662) 328-6305

The district is made up of blocks of specialty shops, restaurants, and historic buildings.

 

HISTORIC HOME TOURS

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300 Main Street

(662) 328-0222

Drop by or call the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center for schedules of antebellum homes that are open year-round for tour.  Admission will apply.

LEE HOME/MUSEUM
316 Seventh Street North

(800) 920-3533

(662) 327-8888

The 1847 Italianate home was the residence of General Stephen D. Lee, who gave the order to fire the first shot of the Civil War upon Fort Sumter.

MAGNOLIA SPEEDWAY

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495 Highway 45 South

(662) 328-0376

Get in on the weekly auto racing at this 3/8th mile red clay oval track.

COLUMBUS MALCO CINEMA visit
2320 Hwy 45 North
(662) 240-4171

PLYMOUTH BLUFF MUSEUM visit
2200 Old West Point Road

(662) 241-6214

Browse artifacts and cultural history exhibits dating back to the Cretaceous and Pleistocene ages.

ROSENZWEIG ARTS CENTER

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501 Main Street

(662) 328-2787

The Rosenzweig Arts Center offers classes, performances, exhibits, and a sales gallery.

MORE VISITOR INFO:
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children's activities
african-american highlights
KEY PLACES:
tennessee williams welcome center
columbus air force base
mississippi university for women
COLUMBUS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
P.O. Box 789 • Columbus, MS 39703 • 662.329.1191 • 800.327.2686

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