The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area

A thriving community theatre and performing-arts venue with an eight-show season of drama, comedy, musicals and children's productions as well as other events. Since 1968, enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers have worked to make CT-A a strong, vital and innovative presence in northeast Mississippi.
303 Fulton Drive P.O. Box 127 Corinth, MS 38835 Business office hours 1-6 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays (662) 287-2995 corinth.theatre.arts@gmail.com http://www.corinththeatrearts.com

Rotating exhibits offer visitors a glimpse into the best-selling author's creative process. Groups of ten or more, contact in advance.
MSU Campus, Mitchell Memorial Library (third floor)
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: 662.325.2559   
library.msstate.edu/grisham_room
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Free

A. B. McKay Enology Lab; Aquaculture Research Ctr., Cobb Archaeology Museum, Herzer Dairy, John Grisham Room, MSU Arboretum, South Farm, School of Veterinary Medicine, Dunn Seiler Museum.
200 East Main Street
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: 662.323.3322
Fax: 662.323.5815
Toll-Free: 1.800.649.8687
www.msstate.edu/web/galleries.html
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. By appointment
Admission: Free

Founded in 1884, MUW was the first public college for women in America. The campus boasts 24 buildings on the "National Register of Historic Places". Eudora Welty attended Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi and was an award-winning American author and photographer who wrote short stories and novels about the American South. Her book The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 and she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. A Building on the campus of Mississippi University for Women is named in her honor.
1100 College St.
Columbus, MS 39701
Phone: 662.329.7119
Fax: 662.329.7123
Toll-Free: 1.877.462.8439
www.muw.edu
Hours: Mon-Fri; Except major holidays
Admission: Free

c. 1840. Home of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner from 1930 until 1962. View the outline of his famous novel, A Fable, written in the author's own hand on his study wall.
Old Taylor Rd.
Oxford, MS 38677
Phone: 662.234.3284
Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m., Call for guided tours
Admission: $5 Ages 18+; Students free with valid I.D.; Free on Wednesdays

Burial site of Confederate Brig. Gen. Claudius Wistar Sears and author William Faulkner.
Jefferson at N. 16th St.
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662.234.4680
Fax: 662.234.0355
Toll-Free: 1.800.758.9177
Hours: Daily, dawn to dusk
Admission: Free

First home of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams, author of A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie. Williams, considered the most important American playwright, was born in Columbus, Mississippi in 1911. He spent his beginning years in an old Victorian home that was the rectory for St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where his grandfather served as minister. The home was recently honored with the designation of a National Literary Landmark, and it now serves as the official Welcome Center for Columbus.
300 Main St.
Columbus, MS 39701
Phone: 662.328.0222
www.muw.edu/tennesseewilliams
Hours: Mon-Sat 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon- 5 p.m.
Admission: Free

Features timeline of Union County from past to present and includes displays on the birth place of Nobel Prize winner, William Faulkner, Native American Chickasaw, pioneers, and the furniture industry. Enjoy a tour of this historical museum, complete with displays and heritage exhibits. Beautiful garden that consist of all flora that is mentioned in New Albany's native son William Faulkner's books.
112 Cleveland St.
New Albany, MS 38652
Phone: 662.538.0014
Fax: 662.538.6019
Toll-Free: 1.888.534.8332
www.ucheritagemuseum.com
Hours: Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and By appointment
Admission: Free, but donations accepted