Trip Report. Michigan to New Orleans
We're from Michigan. Our kids are 14, 12, and 8. We wanted to go someplace warm for spring break for a week in April. My 12 year old mentioned that he wanted to, "Go someplace different and do somet...
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Day 2:
We left Monte Sano and headed to the US Space and Rocket Center.
This was a nice place, but I'm not sure if we appreciated the facility to it's full potential. I guess we've been there, done that, with this type of center. We spent a total of 3 hours, and were completely done with it by the end. The kids really enjoyed the rock climbing wall.
Our original plan was to go to Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi and spend a day on the Gulf of Mexico, (I knew ahead of time to avoid the railroad tracks to this campground, lol). Unfortunately, there were really bad storms and tornadoes coming through the area. It just wasn't safe to go there and we had to make alternate plans. We left the Space and Rocket center not knowing where we were headed. We were close to Mississippi, and I have a goal to take the kids to as many states as possible, so as we were walking out to the truck, I googled, "Top rated state parks in Mississippi" and found that we were close to Tishomingo State Park. I called ahead and asked, "Are you on a mountaintop, are there 2 entrances to the park, can I follow gps?"
Everything seemed to line up and we made an impromptu visit to Tishomingo State Park.
Absolutely fabulous park. Some of the best hiking trails. As we pulled into the campground, my 12 year old son said, "We need to come here every spring break."
Another bonus to Tishomingo is that it's on the Natchez Trace Parkway. We'd never been on it, but what a beautiful drive! We're also national park junkies and we were able to stop at the visitor center, watch a brief show about the Natchez Trace, and get our passport cancellation stamps.
A+ for our stop in Mississippi. These unexpected trips usually yield the best results.
We left Monte Sano and headed to the US Space and Rocket Center.
This was a nice place, but I'm not sure if we appreciated the facility to it's full potential. I guess we've been there, done that, with this type of center. We spent a total of 3 hours, and were completely done with it by the end. The kids really enjoyed the rock climbing wall.
Our original plan was to go to Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi and spend a day on the Gulf of Mexico, (I knew ahead of time to avoid the railroad tracks to this campground, lol). Unfortunately, there were really bad storms and tornadoes coming through the area. It just wasn't safe to go there and we had to make alternate plans. We left the Space and Rocket center not knowing where we were headed. We were close to Mississippi, and I have a goal to take the kids to as many states as possible, so as we were walking out to the truck, I googled, "Top rated state parks in Mississippi" and found that we were close to Tishomingo State Park. I called ahead and asked, "Are you on a mountaintop, are there 2 entrances to the park, can I follow gps?"
Everything seemed to line up and we made an impromptu visit to Tishomingo State Park.
Absolutely fabulous park. Some of the best hiking trails. As we pulled into the campground, my 12 year old son said, "We need to come here every spring break."
Another bonus to Tishomingo is that it's on the Natchez Trace Parkway. We'd never been on it, but what a beautiful drive! We're also national park junkies and we were able to stop at the visitor center, watch a brief show about the Natchez Trace, and get our passport cancellation stamps.
A+ for our stop in Mississippi. These unexpected trips usually yield the best results.
