Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, Mississippi

Small campus-area spot popular with students and fans on game days.

One of the few options near campus in rural Lorman. Cash preferred.

Southern buffet restaurant famous for fried chicken and classic Mississippi soul food.

A Mississippi landmark. The fried chicken is legendary. Open for lunch.

Casual eatery in nearby Port Gibson with Southern staples and live blues on weekends.

Worth the short drive. Port Gibson is a historic town worth exploring.

Comfortable hotel in Vicksburg, the nearest city with full lodging options.

Lorman has limited lodging. Vicksburg or Natchez are the nearest hotel hubs.

Twenty-three towering Corinthian columns are all that remain of what was once the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion in Mississippi, making this one of the most hauntingly photogenic historic sites in the Deep South.

The gravel approach road can be muddy or briefly impassable after heavy rain; check conditions before you go. Open dawn to dusk daily with no attendant on site — drive in and park. The ADA-accessible walking trail circles the full column perimeter.

A 400-acre Civil War site preserving two Confederate river batteries that repelled Ulysses S. Grant's fleet in 1863, with a museum, the relocated Sacred Heart Church from Rodney, an observation tower overlooking the Mississippi River bottomlands, and original 19th-century structures.

Admission is modest (approximately $4 adults, $1 students). The observation tower provides a sweeping view of the Mississippi River bottomlands. Open 9am-5pm; call (601) 437-5911 for current hours and camping reservations.

Built circa 1838 as the centerpiece of Oakland College and now a National Historic Landmark, this Greek Revival chapel on the Alcorn State campus is the oldest building at the oldest public HBCU in the United States. Its cast-iron entrance steps were salvaged from the Windsor mansion after the 1890 fire.

The entire Alcorn State University Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places (1982). Since the stadium is on campus, this landmark requires no extra drive and is walkable for visitors already on-site.