Trip: Mississippi River Road Trip
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Garden District
New Orleans, Louisiana
1838-1945
The Garden District of New Orleans is a leafy residential neighborhood that has been fashionable since the 1830s, containing around 1,000 historic luxury homes dating from before the Civil War to the early 20th century.
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Court of Two Sisters
New Orleans, Louisiana
1832
Built in 1832 as a residence and run as a notions shop by two sisters beginning in 1886, the Court of Two Sisters is now a restaurant famed for its Jazz brunches, Creole dishes, and outdoor courtyard dining.
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St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans, Louisiana
1849
Rebuilt in 1849-51 on the site of churches dating back to 1797, St. Louis Cathedral was the center of the original settlement of New Orleans. It remains a prominent landmark in the French Quarter, where it overlooks Jackson Square.
- Columbia Gorge Hotel Hood River, Oregon
- Graceland Memphis, Tennessee 1939 (built); 1957-77 (Elvis' home)
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Peabody Hotel
Memphis, Tennessee
1925
When the Peabody Hotel was completed in 1925, it was the largest and most elegant hotel in the south. It is a fine example of the opulence, grandeur, and complexity which characterized the era of the grand hotel.
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg, Mississippi
1862-63
The Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the battlefield of the Vicksburg Campaign in the Civil War. The extensive park is dotted with over 1,400 monuments and memorials and includes a museum showcasing the ironclad ship U.S.S. Cairo.
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Lorraine Motel
Memphis, Tennessee
c. 1925; 1968
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, which had long been popular with black musicians visiting Memphis. The motel is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.
- Nottoway Plantation White Castle, Louisiana 1858
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Hotel Monteleone
New Orleans, Louisiana
1886; 1954
Founded in 1886 and mostly rebuilt in 1954, this luxurious French Quarter hotel has been owned by a Sicilian-American family since the beginning.