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Jackson, Mississippi
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| Near the center of the state, Jackson is Mississippi's | Can I make the Jackson reservation by phone? We |
| capital and largest city. Named for Andrew Jackson, | would be happy to help you make any Jackson hotel |
| the city is today a leading educational and medical | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| center. | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Among the historic buildings in Jackson are Manship | Saturday and Sunday. |
| House, an 1857 Gothic Revival home, and the | |
| Governor's Mansion, an 1842 structure that's been | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| home to 35 governors and also served as the Civil | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| War headquarters for Gen. William Tecumseh | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| Sherman (who burned the town in 1863) and Gen. | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| Ulysses S. Grant. There are two capitol buildings: | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| The current one is a beautiful structure built in the | card information. |
| early 1900s (tours by appointment); the Old State | |
| Capitol was constructed in 1833, served as the seat | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| of government until 1903 and is today the home of the | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| Old Capitol Museum. In addition to other exhibits on | information can be found on the property information |
| state history, the museum contains a civil-rights | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| exhibit (the first ever established in the U.S.), which | |
| covers the struggles for racial equality in Mississippi. | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| (Jackson was thrust into the forefront of the civil-rights | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| movement of the 1960s when Medgar Evers, a | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| prominent black activist, was murdered outside of his | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| home.) | final confirmation number. |
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| Other museums include the Mississippi Museum of | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| Art (more than 3,000 works, many of them focusing on | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| the culture of Mississippi) and the Mississippi Sports | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| Hall of Fame and Museum (exhibits and film footage | information on the property information page, if this is |
| on such Mississippi football greats as Archie | import to you. |
| Manning, Jerry Rice and Walter Payton). Our favorite | |
| museum is the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| Museum/National Agricultural Aviation Museum. | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Don't be put off by the unwieldy name this museum is | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| a real find: It has a working sugar mill, saw mill, grist | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| mill, farmstead (moved to this site and restored), a | |
| 1920s-era main street, rose garden, nature trail, the | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Fitzgerald Collection (more than 17,000 Indian | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| artifacts), pony rides, vintage aircraft and more. If the | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| kids are along, you should also visit the Jackson | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| Zoo, which has a delightful Discovery Zoo where | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| children can crawl across a spider's web, hatch from | |
| an egg, burrow into a prairie-dog town or climb inside | Can you give driving directions? Yes, click the map |
| a turtle's shell. | link displayed on the property "Detail" page. This |
| | informative map will give you the main cross streets |
| Among the notable events on Jackson's calendar | and address. Click the tab: "directions", type in your |
| are the Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo | address and click "submit". A detailed list of where to |
| (hosting contestants from all over the U.S. February), | turn and how many miles will be displayed. |
| the Sky Parade (September), the Mississippi State | |
| Fair (October) and the Chimneyville Crafts Festival | How do you book a room for someone else? You |
| (late November-early December). Every four years, | can us our system to book a room for someone else. |
| Jackson hosts the International Ballet Competition, | Make sure you include that persons information as |
| usually in June (the next will be in 2006). Jackson has | the guest. You can have a different person paying |
| also staged several high-profile art exhibitions since | with their credit card than the name and address of |
| the mid 1990s, including works drawn from famous | the guest staying in the room . |
| European museums such as the Prado. The exhibits | |
| usually run for six months: Check with the Jackson | Are taxes included in the rates? Taxes are figured |
| Convention and Visitors Bureau for a schedule of | and displayed into the final payment screen. See |
| upcoming shows. Phone 601-960-1891. Toll-free | rate details for taxes for each day. |
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