Natchez, MS and the lack of tourism compared with other quaint weekend getaway places

Best karaoke scene in the south.

Natchez is nice but it's in the middle of nowhere and it isn't really easy to travel too

Natchez is a beautiful place. It's unfortunate that it has become so run down.

It's a mosquito infested swamp to where their logo is "Come see our past slavery!" Do you really not fathom why it's not a popular tourist spot?

I keep driving to Vicksburg. Its quaint, even prettier and has a great battlefield park.

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It's a mosquito infested swamp to where their logo is "Come see our past slavery!" Do you really not fathom why it's not a popular tourist spot?

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Thanks for your enlightened opinion

He was confused with Ferriday

All but one of those are out of range for,

Where exactly is a swamp in Natchez?

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the shopping sucks.

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I find the downtown antique/furniture shops not bad for an evening of pilfering around.

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lack of cool restaurants.

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Slick Ricks, The Camp, Cotton Alley, The Castle, Steampunk...need I go on? This is one of Natchez's strong suits.

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surrounded by trash such cash-n-flashes, shady gas stations, etc.
-too many thugs

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Granted. Though it's to be expected considering the demographic breakdown.

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-did not take advantage of the river. (built a huge casino)

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The Pile of Debris is gone. I haven't been in the new one, but I hear that it's alright. The Grand Hotel was built to overlook the river, and there are a few respectable establishments along the bluff.

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mall is outdated and tacky. No good anchor stores.

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Also granted.

I'm not one to say that Natchez hasn't got its warts, but there's a lot that also makes it nice for a little weekend trip and different than so many other "historic" towns. No, it'll likely never be Charleston. But it's still nice.