Embarking on a leisurely drive roughly down the Mississippi pretty soon. Recommendations for cities or sites to visit?
East St. Louis is lovely this time of year
>>2862241Looks very quaint and charming, will check out for sure
Old river cities like St. Louis, Memphis, Baton Rouge and New Orleans have some of the highest crime rates in the country. Some interesting historical sights, food and music but watch your back. Vicksburg was the site of a big Civil War siege and has a great battlefield park if you’re into that sort of thing. Natchez is another historical town. Dickeyville, Wisconsin near the river has a crazy grotto built by some priest and there’s similar sites in the area as well as Indian mounds.
>>2862238>leisurely drive down through st louis and memphis
the fun stuff is the high-elevation tributaries OF the mississippi like the new river and the tennessee gorgeyou are seeing the boring flat part
It sucks that most of the lower Mississippi has levees, giant earthen berms to prevent flooding, so that you can’t really see the river from a car and appreciate the mightiness. The bridges are cool and most river towns have some kind of esplanade or other river access but it’s kind of hard to experience the river up close. Some of the big cities have boats that cruise around and there’s some ferries.
>>2862277>>2862291it's really more that I'm driving from Chicago to New Orleans, I just want to know cool stuff to see in between
>>2862268I like nice looking towns, Natchez is a great tip. Thanks
>>2862296do a sidequest into the mountains, you shan't regret it
>>2862296Yeah it wouldn’t make much sense to just stick to the river road though there are some interesting small towns along there. Nauvoo, Illinois is the old Mormon compound and kind of a ghost then now. Hannibal, MO Is where Mark Twain is from. Along the river between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is a weird mix of old plantation houses, sugar cane fieldsand toxic chemical plants.
>>2862238Youre gonna get MIMALed
>>2862238>a trip down the Mississippi:O cool>by car:| lame
