Hattiesburg Attractions

Hattiesburg (pop. 50,000) offers a range of recreational activities and cultural experiences. The Hattiesburg area is equipped with biking trails, art galleries and historical museums, and twelve golf courses.

CW Woods Art Gallery

The CW Woods Art Gallery in Hattiesburg features changing exhibits of traveling shows and graduate students. The permanent collection includes the works of African American sculptor Richmond Barthé.

Camp Shelby - Camp Shelby Armed Forces Museum

The Camp Shelby Armed Forces Museum features more than 17,000 military items related to wars from the Spanish American War to the Persian Gulf War in more than 16,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	Closed
Close		16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30

Always closed on:

Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January )
New Year's Day (January 1)
President's Day - USA (3rd Monday, February )
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
Columbus Day - USA (2nd Monday, October )
Veteran's Day - USA (November 11)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Hattiesburg Area Historical Society Museum

The Hattiesburg Area Historical Society Museum features photographs, books and historic memorabilia from the Hattiesburg area.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	14:00	14:00	Closed	14:00	Closed	Closed	Closed
Close	16:30	16:30		16:30

Hattiesburg Zoo

The Hattiesburg Zoo at Kamper Park provides a small collection of animals and a one-third scale railroad offering tours through the 21 acre park.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Cost

Adult	$ 2.00
Child 12 & under	$ 1.00
Senior over 62	$ 1.00
Child 2 & under	FREE

All values are in United States Dollars

Facilities

Gift shop
Wheelchair loan or rental

Lucile Parker Art Gallery

The Lucile Parker Art Gallery at William Carey College

in Hattiesburg features oils and watercolors by Marie Hull and drawings, portraits, and abstracts by Lucile Parker. Both of these women are well known Mississippi artists.

Hattiesburg Surroundings

Laurel - Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Mississippi

The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel features European and American art, Native American baskets, English Georgian silver, and Japanese woodblock prints. Represented in the collection are the works of Thomas Moran, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, George Inness, Albert Bierstadt and Robert Henri.

Address

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
565 North Fifth Avenue
Laurel, MS 39441
United States

Phone 1 (601) 649-6374

Fax 1 (601) 649-6379

http://www.lrma.org

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	13:00
Close		16:45	16:45	16:45	16:45	16:45	16:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Tips

Donations are accepted. Closed the first weekend in December.

Guides

Guided tour available as optional extra.

Facilities

Gift shop

Petal - International Checker Hall of Fame (closed), Mississippi

ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.

The uniquely decorated Checker Hall of Fame in Petal is a monument to the game of checkers and hosts matches between players from around the world.

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