From Jackson’s Governor’s Mansion and the antique shops in Collins and Hattiesburg, to Biloxi’s lighthouse and Pascagoula’s alligators, the state of Mississippi both welcomes and entertains. Mississippi campgrounds and Mississippi RV resorts are often open year round, so come on down!

Kicking things off in the city of Jackson, our first stop is the Chimneyville Crafts Gallery, which features demonstrations, exhibits, and sales of a fabulous variety of original pieces produced by the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Inc. It’s a great place to create a friendship with local artisans. Head over to the circa 1841 Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, a good stop for amateur historians. The impeccable Greek Revival-style estate is a designated National Historic Landmark. For a little floral boost before departing Mississippi’s state capital, walk among the camellias, azaleas, and songbirds at the city’s beautiful Mynelle Gardens.

From Jackson, drive south on US-49 all the way to Gulfport. Easy on the gas pedal there, Leadfoot; there are a few nice towns we’d like you to see along the way. Start in Mendenhall and its namesake Grocery & Grain, a country store built back in 1928. All it takes is a step through its doors to transport you back in time. From whole vanilla beans and Mississippi-made foods, to handcrafted pottery and bird houses, Mendenhall’s Grocery & Grain stocks up on vintage fun.

Are you planning to embark on an adventure trip along with your adventurous buddies? If you want to enjoy your trip to the maximum without any problems or injuries then it is recommended that you plan the trip carefully and take along with you all the essential necessities required for the trip. Following are important points to keep in mind while planning a backpacking adventure trip.

Decide the Duration of the Trip

You should decide the overall duration of the adventure trip. An adventure trip can last for a day or two. Such small trips are quite easier to plan and will also give you a much-needed break from your mundane routine. Therefore, before collecting any materials required for the trip you should decide the actual length of your stay.

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Your summer can hardly be considered complete with out a summer road trip. Here’s a list of ten things you cannot leave home without, and one bonus item you just might find revolutionizes your time in the car!

1. Music. happy, adventurous music that will keep you moving down the road. Bring CDs, your ipod, satellite radio, whatever it takes to keep you grooving all the way there.

2. A DVD player with kids’ choice movies. If you have kids in the back, this is really a must! I tend to limit my kids’ movie watching to half the trip or two movies, whichever is less. Really, after two movies, they are bored of watching TV anyway, so they end up fighting. When we’re not watching a movie, we play the license plate game, the alphabet game, read books, color, and tell jokes.

3. Good maps of your destination and roads along the way. Remember road trip season is also road construction season, so be prepared to navigate any detours with current maps of the area. Plus, you may find a scenic byway or other alternate route, but may not have time to risk ending up way out of the way.